Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
1995-12-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
27 pages, 7 Postscript figures, To appear in the Astrophysical Journal, full preprint available as a 1.9MB gzipped postscript
Scientific paper
10.1086/177055
We present deep narrowband near-IR images and moderate resolution spectra of the young planetary nebula Hubble 12. These data are the first to show clearly the complex structure for this important planetary nebula. Images were obtained at lambda = 2.12, 2.16, and 2.26 micron. The lambda = 2.12 micron image reveals the bipolar nature of the nebula, as well as complex structure near the central star in the equatorial region. The images show an elliptical region of emission which may indicate a ring or a cylindrical source structure. This structure is possibly related to the mechanism which is producing the bipolar flow. The spectra show the nature of several distinct components. The central object is dominated by recombination lines of H I and He I. The core is not a significant source of molecular hydrogen emission. The east position in the equatorial region is rich in lines of ultraviolet--excited fluorescent H2. A spectrum of part of the central region shows strong [Fe II] emission which might indicate the presence of shocks.
Hora Joseph L.
Latter William B.
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