Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Oct 1989
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1989aj.....98.1305m&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 98, Oct. 1989, p. 1305-1334.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
200
H Ii Regions, Magellanic Clouds, Nebulae, O Stars, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Astronomical Catalogs, Binary Stars, Interstellar Extinction, Ubv Spectra, Wolf-Rayet Stars
Scientific paper
The stellar content of NGC 346, the largest and brightest H II region in the SMC, was investigated using the results of CCD UBV photometry and spectroscopy. Spectra of 42 blue stars were classified, showing that 33 are of the O type, of which 11 are of type O6.5 or earlier, which is as many early-type O stars known in the rest of the SMC. The results identify 25-30 NGC 346 stars more massive than 25 solar masses, and six stars more massive than 40 solar masses, indicating that the upper-mass cutoff to the IMF is not lower in the SMC than in the Galaxy or the LMC. The presence of evolved 15 solar-mass stars in the NGC 346 indicates that some massive stars formed 15 million yr ago. The results of spatial distribution suggest that star formation began at the southwest side of the association and has spread to where the central cluster lies now, providing an example of sequential star formation in the SMC.
Garmany Catharine D.
Massey Philip
Parker Joel William
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