The enormous outer Galaxy HII region CTB 102

Details The enormous outer Galaxy HII region CTB 102 The enormous outer Galaxy HII region CTB 102

2009-06-02

arxiv.org/abs/0906.0616v1

Astrophys.J.700:1000-1008,2009

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Galaxy Astrophysics

26 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication by The Astrophysical Journal

Scientific paper

10.1088/0004-637X/700/2/1000

We present new radio recombination line observations of the previously unstudied HII region CTB 102. Line parameters are extracted and physical parameters describing the gas are calculated. We estimate the distance to CTB 102 to be 4.3 kpc. Through comparisons with HI and 1.42 GHz radio continuum data, we estimate the size of CTB 102 to be 100-130 pc, making it one of the largest HII regions known, comparable to the W4 complex. A stellar wind blown bubble model is presented as the best explanation for the observed morphology, size and velocities.

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