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大麦云行星状星云RPJ 053059-683542的异常光变

The Unusual Variability of the Large Magellanic Cloud Planetary Nebula RPJ 053059-683542

Richard A. Shaw, Armin Rest, Guillermo Damke, R. Chris Smith, Warren A. Reid, Quentin A. Parker

摘要:

我们目前的图像和光变曲线的双极行星状星云RPJ 053059-683542中发现的里德-帕克AAO/UKST的H-α调查的大麦云(LMC)。从这个物体发出的辐射看起来完全是星云,中央恒星显然被一个中央吸收带所掩盖,该吸收带将星云一分为二。光变曲线,这是来自于图像的超级卫星项目在CTIO,显示出显着的,空间分辨的变化在2002年1月至2005年12月期间。值得注意的是,来自星云两个明亮叶的辐射要么独立变化,要么相似,但至少有一年的相位滞后。光谱显示出低水平的星云激发,只有适度的N富集。来自2 MASS和SAGE调查的红外测光表明存在大量的尘埃。现有的数据表明,中央恒星有一个近距离的双星伴星,并且该系统经历了某种爆发事件,导致星云发射首先变亮,然后消失。进一步的监测,高分辨率成像,以及详细的红外偏振测量和光谱学将揭示这个星云的性质和看不见的电离源。

英文摘要:

We present images and light curves of the bipolar Planetary Nebula RPJ 053059-683542 that was discovered in the Reid-Parker AAO/UKST H-alpha survey of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The emission from this object appears entirely nebular, with the central star apparently obscured by a central band of absorption that bisects the nebula. The light curves, which were derived from images from the SuperMACHO project at CTIO, showed significant, spatially resolved variability over the period 2002 January through 2005 December. Remarkably, the emission from the two bright lobes of the nebula vary either independently, or similarly but with a phase lag of at least one year. The optical spectra show a low level of nebular excitation, and only modest N enrichment. Infrared photometry from the 2MASS and SAGE surveys indicates the presence of a significant quantity of dust. The available data imply that the central star has a close binary companion, and that the system has undergone some kind of outburst event that caused the nebular emission to first brighten and then fade. Further monitoring, high-resolution imaging, and detailed IR polarimetry and spectroscopy would uncover the nature of this nebula and the unseen ionizing source.

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