Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-01-24
Astrophys.J.661:1119-1128,2007
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
28 pages, 5 figures. Astrophysical Journal, in press. Abridged abstract
Scientific paper
10.1086/513087
We report here on the photometric and kinematic properties of a well defined group of nearly 200 low-mass pre-main sequence stars, concentrated within ~ 1 deg of the early-B star 25 Ori, in the Orion OB1a sub-association. We refer to this stellar aggregate as the 25 Orionis group. The group also harbors the Herbig Ae/Be star V346 Ori and a dozen other early type stars with photometry, parallaxes, and some with IR excess emission, consistent with group membership. The number of high and low-mass stars is in agreement with expectations from a standard Initial Mass Function. The velocity distribution for the young stars in 25 Ori shows a narrow peak centered at 19.7 km/s, very close to the velocity of the star 25 Ori. Our results provide new and compelling evidence that the 25 Ori group is a distinct kinematic entity, and that considerable space and velocity structure is present in the Ori OB1a sub-association. The low-mass members follow a well defined band in the color-magnitude diagram, consistent with an isochronal age of ~ 7-10 Myr, depending on the assumed evolutionary model. The highest density of members is located near the star 25 Ori, but the actual extent of the cluster cannot be well constrained with our present data. In a simple-minded kinematic evolution scenario, the 25 Ori group may represent the evolved counterpart of a younger aggregate like the sigma Ori cluster. The 25 Ori stellar aggregate is the most populous ~ 10 Myr sample yet known within 500 pc, setting it as an excellent laboratory to study the evolution of solar-like stars and protoplanetary disks.
Briceno Cesar
Calvet Nuria
Furesz Gabor
Hartmann Lee
Hernandez Jesus
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