V1647 Orionis: Reinvigorated Accretion and the Re-Appearance of McNeil's Nebula

Details V1647 Orionis: Reinvigorated Accretion and the Re-Appearance of McNeil's Nebula V1647 Orionis: Reinvigorated Accretion and the Re-Appearance of McNeil's Nebula

2009-01-10

arxiv.org/abs/0901.1338v1

Astrophys.J.Lett.692:L67-L71,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

6 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-637X/692/2/L67

In late 2003, the young eruptive variable star V1647 Orionis optically brightened by over 5 magnitudes, stayed bright for around 26 months, and then decline to its pre-outburst level. In August 2008 the star was reported to have unexpectedly brightened yet again and we herein present the first detailed observations of this new outburst. Photometrically, the star is now as bright as it ever was following the 2003 eruption. Spectroscopically, a pronounced P Cygni profile is again seen in Halpha with an absorption trough extending to -700 km/s. In the near-infrared, the spectrum now possesses very weak CO overtone bandhead absorption in contrast to the strong bandhead emission seen soon after the 2003 event. Water vapor absorption is also much stronger than previously seen. We discuss the current outburst below and relate it to the earlier event.

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