Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1997-09-12
Astrophys.J. 490 (1997) 165
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
To appear in ApJ Letters. 7 pages and 4 figures
Scientific paper
10.1086/311034
We have obtained the first classification spectrum and present the first direct spectral classification of the ionizing star of an ultracompact HII region. The ultracompact HII region is G29.96-0.02, a well-studied object with roughly twice solar metallicity. The near infrared K-band spectrum of the ionizing star exhibits CIV and NIII emission and HeII absorption, but lines of HI and HeI are obliterated by nebular emission. We determine that the star has a spectral type of O5 to O7 or possibly O8. We critically evaluate limits on the properties of the star and find that it is compatible with zero-age main-sequence properties only if it is binary and if a significant fraction of the bolometric luminosity can escape from the region. G29.96-0.02 will now be an excellent test case for nebular models, as the properties of the ionizing star are independently constrained.
Hanson Margaret Murray
Watson Alan M.
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