International Ultraviolet Explorer observations of the white dwarf nucleus of the very old, diffuse planetary nebula, IW-2

Details International Ultraviolet Explorer observations of the white dwarf nucleus of the very old, diffuse planetary nebula, IW-2 International Ultraviolet Explorer observations of the white dwarf nucleus of the very old, diffuse planetary nebula, IW-2

Apr 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993aj....105.1477b&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 105, no. 4, p. 1477-1480.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Faint Objects, Iue, Planetary Nebulae, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Temperature, White Dwarf Stars, Atmospheric Models, B Stars, Distance, Emission Spectra, Interstellar Extinction, O Stars, Sky Surveys (Astronomy), Stellar Atmospheres

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UV low-dispersion spectra of the central star of the faint planetary nebula, IW-2, were obtained with the IUE. The apparent large diameter of the very diffuse nebula, about half that of the moon, as seen on the Palomar Sky Survey plates by Ishida and Weinberger (1987), indicates this object to be potentially quite evolved, and nearby. The IUE spectra clearly reveal a hot stellar continuum extending over the entire wavelength range of the short-wavelength prime camera (1200-2000 A). This object with V = 17.7 +/- 0.4 is definitely one of the faintest stars ever successfully observed with the IUE. Comparisons of the IUE observed fluxes with those from white dwarf model atmospheres suggest extinction near E(B - V) = 0.45 for a white dwarf of T(eff) roughly 100,000 K. Constraints from estimates of the nebular emission measure and observed visual magnitude also argue for a white dwarf of T(eff) roughly 100,000 K at a distance of 300 to 350 pc. The nucleus of IW-2 is one of the most evolved stars to be identified with a planetary nebula.

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