Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Aug 2009
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Approaching Micro-Arcsecond Resolution with VSOP-2: Astrophysics and Technologies ASP Conference Series, Vol. 402, proceedings o
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Scientific paper
We report on the recent results of astrometic observations of H2O maser sources associated with the nearby molecular clouds with VERA. We carried out phase-referencing VLBI astrometry of H2O masers in a high-mass star-forming region Orion KL and successfully detected an annual parallax of Orion KL to be 2.29±0.10 mas, corresponding to the distance of 437±19 pc from the Sun. In addition, we obtained an annual parallax of a nearby low-mass star-forming region NGC 1333 to be 4.25±0.32 mas, corresponding to the distance of 235±18 pc from the Sun. Our results demonstrate the high capability of astrometry with VERA, which can provide the most accurate distances to nearby molecular clouds.
Bushimata Takeshi
Choi Yoon Kyung
Hirota Tomoya
Honma Mareki
Imai Hiroshi
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