The Radio Supernebula in NGC 5253

Details The Radio Supernebula in NGC 5253 The Radio Supernebula in NGC 5253

Apr 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000apj...532l.109t&link_type=abstract

The Astrophysical Journal, Volume 532, Issue 2, pp. L109-L112.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Galaxies: Dwarf, Galaxies: Individual: Ngc Number: Ngc 5253, Galaxies: Peculiar, Galaxies: Starburst, Galaxies: Star Clusters, Radio Continuum: Galaxies

Scientific paper

We present 1.3 cm and 2 cm subarcsecond resolution VLA images of the dwarf galaxy NGC 5253. Within the central starburst, we detect high-brightness [Tb(2 cm)~100-12,000 K] radio continuum sources. These appear to be very dense, ``compact'' H II regions. The dominant radio source is a nebula ~1-2 pc in size, requiring several thousand O stars within the volume to maintain its ionization. This nebula has no obvious optical counterpart. The number of ionizing photons we find for this cluster is nearly 2 orders of magnitude larger than indicated by Hα fluxes, and the deduced stellar content accounts for a significant fraction of the total infrared luminosity of the galaxy. This cluster is a strong candidate for a globular cluster in the process of formation, perhaps the youngest globular cluster known.

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