Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-02-12
Astron.Astrophys. 416 (2004) L27
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages, 4 figures in reduced quality, accepted by Astronomy & Astrophysics (Letter) february 10, 2004. See http://astro.uib
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20040054
We report the discovery of two adjacent jet candidates with a length of about 9 degrees each -- 10 times longer than the largest known jets -- detected by us on 60 and 100 micron IRAS maps, but not observed at any other wavelength. They are extremely collimated (length-to-width ratios 20--50), curved, knotty, and end in prominent bubbles. Their dust temperatures are 25 K and 30 K, respectively. Both harbour faint stars, one having a high proper motion (0.23 arcsec/yr) and being very red, suggesting a distance of about 60 pc. At this distance, the total mass of both jet candidates is about about 1 solar mass. We suspect that these gigantic (9 pc length respectively) jets are of fossil type and have a common origin, due to the decay of a system of evolved stars. They are the first examples of jets radiating in the far IR and might, because of their closeness, be of interest for further studies of the acceleration and collimation processes of astrophysical jets.
Armsdorfer Birgit
Weinberger Ronald
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