DETECTION OF THE ANGULAR EXPANSION RATE AND DETERMINATION OF THE DISTANCE OF THE PLANETARY-NEBULA NGC-6302

被引:28
作者
GOMEZ, Y [1 ]
RODRIGUEZ, LF [1 ]
MORAN, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD SMITHSONIAN CTR ASTROPHYS, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138 USA
关键词
PLANETARY NEBULAE; INDIVIDUAL; (NGC-6302); TECHNIQUES; INTERFEROMETRIC;
D O I
10.1086/173263
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Using VLA data from epochs separated by 2.75 yr, we measured the angular expansion of the planetary nebula NGC 6302 to be 1.75 +/- 0.3 milliarcseconds yr-1. Adopting an expansion velocity of 13 km s-1 for the ionized gas and a simple model for the structure and dynamics of the nebula, we estimate a distance of 1.6 +/- 0.6 kpc for NGC 6302.
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页码:620 / 622
页数:3
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