Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1998-09-25
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
5 pages, 3 figures. To be published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Scientific paper
Using the Planetary Camera on board the Hubble Space Telescope we have measured the projected separation of the binary components in the nucleus of the planetary nebula Abell 35 to be larger than 0.08 arcsecs but less than 0.14 arcsecs. The system was imaged in three filters centered at 2950, 3350 and 5785 Ang. The white dwarf primary star responsible for ionizing the nebula is half as bright as its companion in the 2950 Ang filter causing the source to be visibly elongated. The 3350 Ang setting, on the other hand, shows no elongation as a result of the more extreme flux ratio. The F300W data allows the determinination of the binary's projected separation. At the minimum distance of 160 parsec to the system, our result corresponds to 18+/-5 AU. This outcome is consistent with the wind accretion induced rapid rotation hypothesis, but cannot be reconciled with the binary having emerged from a common-envelope phase.
Drew Janet E.
Gatti Alessandra
Lynas-Gray Anthony E.
Marsh Thomas R.
Oudmaijer Rene D.
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