New Wolf-Rayet central stars of planetary nebulae identified on the AAO/UKST Hα Survey

D. H. Morgan*, Q. A. Parker, D. Russeil

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    Abstract

    The central stars of two of the new planetary nebulae found during scans of the AAO/UKST Hα Survey of the Milky Way have been found to exhibit Wolf-Rayet (WR) emission features. One (PMR 1) is an early-type star of class either [WO4] or [WC4]. The other (PMR 2) is a late [WC] star which, depending on the classification scheme used, is either intermediate in class between [WC9] and [WC10] or the sole member of the [WC10] class. Both stars exhibit unusual spectral features which may be attributed to enhanced nitrogen in their atmospheres and could be indicative of unusual stellar evolution.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)877-884
    Number of pages8
    JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
    Volume322
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2001

    Keywords

    • Planetary nebulae: general
    • Stars: Wolf-Rayet

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