The Birth of a Super Star Cluster: NGC 5253

Details The Birth of a Super Star Cluster: NGC 5253 The Birth of a Super Star Cluster: NGC 5253

2004-01-09

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0401169v1

Astrophys.J. 602 (2004) L85-L88

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Accepted, Astrophysical Journal Letters. 10 pages, including 2 figures

Scientific paper

10.1086/382699

We present images of the 7mm free-free emission from the radio "supernebula" in NGC 5253 made with the Very Large Array and the Pie Town link. The images reveal structure in the nebula, which has a <~ 1 pc (~50 mas radius) core requiring the excitation of 1200 O7 stars. The nebula is elongated, with an arc of emission curving to the northeast and to the south. The total ionizing flux within the central 1.2" (~20 pc) is 7 x 10^52 s^-1, corresponding to 7000 O7 stars. We propose that the radio source is coincident with a small, very red near-infrared cluster and apparently linked to a larger, optical source some 10 pc away on the sky. We speculate on the causes of this structure and what it might tell us about the birth of the embedded young super star cluster.

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