The IC133 Water Vapor Maser in the Galaxy M33: A Geometric Distance

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2004-07-22

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0407486v1

Astrophys.J. 615 (2004) 702-719

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1086/424731

We report on the results of a 14 year long VLBI study of proper motions in the IC133 H2O maser source in the galaxy M33. The method of Ordered Motion Parallax was used to model the 3-dimensional structure and dynamics of IC133 and obtain a distance estimate, 800 +/- 180 kpc. Our technique for determining the distance to M33 is independent of calibrations common to other distance indicators, such as Cepheid Period-Luminosity relations, and therefore provides an important check for previous distance determinations.

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