Open Clusters ASCC21 as a Probable Birthplace of the Neutron Star Geminga

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2009-04-20

arxiv.org/abs/0904.3085v2

Astronomy Letters, 2009, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 396--405

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

14 pages, 5 figures

Scientific paper

10.1134/S106377370906005X

We analyze the encounters of the neutron star (pulsar) Geminga with open star clusters in the OB association OriOB1a through the integration of epicyclic orbits into the past by taking into account the errors in the data. The open cluster ASCC21 is shown to be the most probable birthplace of either a single progenitor star for the Geminga pulsar or a binary progenitor system that subsequently broke up. Monte Carlo simulations of Geminga--ASCC21 encounters with the pulsar radial velocity Vr =-100+-50 km/s have shown that close encounters could occur between them within <= 10 pc at about t=-0.52 Myr. In addition, the trajectory of the neutron star Geminga passes at a distance about 25 pc from the center of the compact OB association lambda Ori at about t=-0.39 Myr, which is close to the age of the pulsar estimated from its timing.

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