Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2004-06-02
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
13 pages, 4 figures. Accepted to the Spitzer special issue of ApJS
Scientific paper
10.1086/422451
We present observations of the star formation region NGC 7129 taken with the Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). A significant population of sources, likely pre-main sequence members of the young stellar cluster, is revealed outside the central photoionization region. Combining with Infrared Array Camera (IRAC) and ground-based near-infrared images, we have obtained colors and spectral energy distributions for some 60 objects. The [3.6]-[4.5] vs. [8]-[24] color-color plane shows sources clustered at several different loci, which roughly correspond to the archetypal evolutionary sequence Class 0, I, II, and III. We obtain preliminary classifications for 36 objects, and find significant numbers of both Class I and II objects. Most of the pre-main sequence candidates are associated with the densest part of the molecular cloud surrounding the photoionization region, indicating active star formation over a broad area outside the central cluster. We discuss three Class II candidates that exhibit evidence of inner disk clearing, which would be some of the youngest known examples of a transition from accretion to optically thin quiescent disks.
Allen Laura E.
Engelbracht Chad W.
Fazio Giacomo
Gordon Karl Douglas
Gutermuth Robert A.
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