The nature of NGC 2024 - Near-infrared spectroscopy of IRS 1 and IRS 2

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Astronomical Spectroscopy, Infrared Spectra, Infrared Stars, Near Infrared Radiation, Nebulae, Astronomical Catalogs, Infrared Astronomy, Radio Sources (Astronomy), Spectral Resolution, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Luminosity

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New 1.4-2.4 micron moderate-resolution infrared spectra of NGC 2024 IRS 1 and IRS 2 have been obtained in an effort to determine the exciting source for NGC 2024. These spectra, combined with existing optical, infrared, and radio data, argue that neither IRS 1 nor IRS 2 is the exciting source. It is shown that the existing data point toward a single exciting star with a temperature of 34,000 K on the zero-age main sequence. A star of this type is consistent with the radio continuum flux, the infrared luminosity, and the He/H radio line ratio measurements. The most likely location of this star is in the southern mid- and far-infrared peaks which are located near the centroid of the radio emission.

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