Bibcode
Parthasarathy, M.; Garcia-Lario, P.; Pottasch, S. R.; Manchado, A.; Clavel, J.; de Martino, D.; van de Steene, G. C. M.; Sahu, K. C.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 267, no. 1, p. L19-L22.
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1993
Citations
62
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48
Description
SAO 244567 (Hen 1357 = CPD -59 deg 6926 = IRAS 17119-5926) is an IRAS
source with far infrared colors and flux distribution similar to those
of planetary nebulae. The IUE ultraviolet spectra obtained in July 1988
and April 1992 show nebular emission lines, and also the changes in the
spectra suggest the formation of the planetary nebula and the rapid
evolution of the central star. The optical spectrum of this star
obtained by Henize around 1950 shows only the H-alpha line in emission,
while the most recent one, obtained in 1990 shows strong forbidden
emission lines corresponding to a low excitation and young planetary
nebula. The IUE ultraviolet spectra show evidence for the presence of
stellar wind and mass loss. The stellar lines show P-Cygni type profiles
and the terminal velocity of the stellar wind is about - 3000 km/s. The
spectral type of the central star is O8 V. The presence of a detached
cold dust shell (125 K), high galactic latitude and abundances suggest
that SAO 244567 has recently evolved from a low or intermediate mass
progenitor star which has ejected its outer envelope during the AGB
stage of evolution and is rapidly evolving towards hotter spectral
types.