Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995aj....109.2257m&link_type=abstract
Astronomical Journal v.109, p.2257
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Stars: Wolf-Rayet
Scientific paper
We present high spatial resolution IRAS images (HIRES) of a 2° field surrounding the Wolf-Rayet ring nebula NGC 6888. This shows the presence of an elliptical shell 1.7° × 1.4° in size and with a position angle at 45° relative to that of NGC 6888 which is also observed in our images. IRAS fluxes indicate the outer large bubble has a cooler dust temperature than NGC 6888 and has an implied gas mass of approximately 8000 Msun. It is proposed that the outer shell represents the extent of a bubble 19 pc across created in the O star phase of the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136 (HD 192163), presently at the center of NGC 6888. This bubble is estimated as being 1.9 × 106 yr old with an associated O star phase of 1.6-1.9 × 106 yr. The high spatial resolution in our IRAS images has also allowed better fluxes to be determined for the ring nebula NGC 6888 which are consistent with the previous results of Marston & Meaburn (1988). We illustrate how the nebulae around the star WR 136 are consistent with a three phase evolution for Wolf-Rayet stars. With the large mass lost in the ring nebula we suggest that a massive (>40 Msun) O star has evolved through a luminous blue variable phase before becoming the Wolf-Rayet star WR 136.
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