SIMBAD references

2004ApJ...602L..85T - Astrophys. J., 602, L85-L88 (2004/February-3)

The birth of a super-star cluster: NGC 5253.

TURNER J.L. and BECK S.C.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present images of the 7 mm free-free emission from the radio ``supernebula'' in NGC 5253 made with the Very Large Array and the Pie Town link. The images reveal structure in the nebula, which has a ≤1 pc (∼50 mas radius) core requiring the excitation of 1200 O7 stars. The nebula is elongated, with an arc of emission curving to the northeast and to the south. The total ionizing flux within the central 1".2 (∼20 pc) is 7x1052/s, corresponding to 7000 O7 stars. We propose that the radio source is coincident with a small very red near-IR cluster and apparently linked to a larger optical source some 10 pc away on the sky. We speculate on the causes of this structure and what it might tell us about the birth of the embedded young super-star cluster.

Abstract Copyright:

Journal keyword(s): Galaxies: Dwarf - Galaxies: Individual: NGC Number: NGC 5253 - Galaxies: Starburst - Galaxies: Star Clusters - Radio Continuum: Galaxies

Simbad objects: 4

goto Full paper

goto View the references in ADS

To bookmark this query, right click on this link: simbad:2004ApJ...602L..85T and select 'bookmark this link' or equivalent in the popup menu