Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1981
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1981apj...245..920c&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 245, May 1, 1981, p. 920-926.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
63
Emission Spectra, Infrared Astronomy, Nebulae, Stellar Spectra, Stellar Spectrophotometry, T Tauri Stars, Astrometry, Carbon Monoxide, Distance, Main Sequence Stars, Radial Velocity, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Winds
Scientific paper
Changes in the nebular structure, optical spectrum and stellar brightness of the faint star PV Cephei and the nebulosity associated with it are discussed. Iris photometry of the starlike object at the tip of the fan-shaped nebula reveals irregular variability of approximately 4 magnitudes in the red. Stellar spectra in the region 4300-6750 A taken from December 1976 to April 1980 are similar to the richest emission line spectra of T Tauri stars, while nebular spectra indicate a lack of spherical symmetry. Observations obtained in the infrared reveal a source offset by a few arcsec from the apex of the fan, which is identified with the illuminating star. Radial velocities of CO emission indicate that PV Cep is at the same distance as NGC 7023, and independent estimates lead to an estimated value of 500 pc. Such a distance corresponds to a bolometric luminosity approximately 100 times that of the sun. It is suggested that PV Cep is a T Tauri star that has recently broken through its circumstellar cocoon at a time when highly erratic variability and a strong stellar wind characterize the star.
Cohen Martin
Harlan E. A.
Kuhi Leonard V.
Spinrad Hyron
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