Published March 2009 | Version v1
Journal article Metadata-only

THE VARIABLE REFLECTION NEBULA CEPHEUS A EAST

Creators

  • 1. Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 640 N. Aohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720 (United States)
  • 2. Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, MS 67, Cambridge, MA 02138 (United States)

Description

We report K'-band imaging observations of the reflection nebula associated with Cepheus A East covering the time interval from 1990 to 2004. Over this time the reflection nebula shows variations of flux distribution, which we interpret as the effect of inhomogeneous and varying extinction in the light path from the illuminating source HW2 to the reflection nebula. The obscuring material is located within typical distances of ∼ 10 AU from the illuminating source.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/137/3/3501

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0004-6256/137/3/3501;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)
Journal Volume
137
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 3501-3508
ISSN
1538-3881

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41019019
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
DISTANCE; JETS; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; NEBULAE; REFLECTION
Descriptors DEC
STARS