Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 1990
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1990apj...354..262f&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 354, May 1, 1990, p. 262-266.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Binary Stars, Planetary Nebulae, Stellar Evolution, Subdwarf Stars, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Absorption Spectra, Astronomical Models, Emission Spectra, Iue, O Stars, Visible Spectrum
Scientific paper
IUE observations of the bipolar nebula M1-92 indicate that this object is an evolved object and possibly a preplanetary nebula. Data acquired in the SWP camera clearly show a flat UV continuum indicative of a relatively unobscured O subdwarf. Data acquired in the long wavelength region of the SWP and in the LWP camera reveal an object which mimics the characteristics of an F2 supergiant. These results, combined with other data at visual and infrared wavelengths, strongly favor that the central object of M1-92 is an evolved binary system. The He I 5876 and 6678 A absorption seen in optical spectra is extremely problematic. This, plus the presence of Fe II, Mg II, and Mg I absorption arising from resonance transitions and transitions from low-lying metastable levels, leads to the suggestion that the object resembling an F2 star is actually an early-type subdwarf cloaked in a thick circumstellar nebula. This interpretation and the similarities of the IR flux distribution to Vy 2-2, a preplanetary prototype, is consistent with M1-92 being in the process of forming a planetary nebula. The bipolar flow, the optical Fe II and ultraviolet Mg II emission of M1-92 are also characteristics of T Tauri stars. Although constraints definitely rule out that M1-92 is a pre-main-sequence object, these similarities imply that in many cases it may be difficult to distinguish between T Tauri stars and protoplanetary nebulae.
Bruhweiler Frederick C.
Feibelman Walter A.
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