The planetary nebula in the Fornax dwarf galaxy

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Mar 1978

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1978apj...220..458d&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1, vol. 220, Mar. 1, 1978, p. 458-461, 463-466.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Abundance, Astronomical Spectroscopy, Elliptical Galaxies, Planetary Nebulae, Spectrophotometry, Argon, Helium, Ionized Gases, Nitrogen, Oxygen

Scientific paper

A planetary nebula has been identified near the center of the Fornax dwarf elliptical galaxy. Quantitative spectrophotometry reveals that it is slightly reddened and belongs to an intermediate-excitation class, with a normal helium abundance. Since the abundances of nitrogen, oxygen, and argon relative to hydrogen are all 2 to 3 times lower than in the Orion Nebula, the material in the planetary nebula, which has a mass of at least 0.1 solar mass, probably represents at least a second generation of processed matter. The implications of this conclusion are briefly discussed.

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