NASA Logo

NTRS

NTRS - NASA Technical Reports Server

Back to Results
Luminous clusters of Wolf-Rayet stars in the SBmIII galaxy NGC 4214Observations are reported of strong broad emission lines attributed to WR stars in the spectra of several bright knots in the nearby Magellanic irregular galaxy NGC 4214 (classified as type SBmIII), in addition to the emission produced by the more prevalent WN stars). Data are presented on measurements of the line fluxes, the line equivalent widths, and continuum flux densities in the four observed knots, showing that the strongest WR lines generally appear in knots having the most luminous stellar continuum. The significance of this observation is discussed.
Document ID
19910058034
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Sargent, Wallace L. W.
(Palomar Observatory Pasadena, CA, United States)
Filippenko, Alexei V.
(California, University Berkeley, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1991
Publication Information
Publication: Astronomical Journal
Volume: 102
ISSN: 0004-6256
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
91A42657
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-89-57063
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-90-03829
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-86-14510
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS7-918
CONTRACT_GRANT: NSF AST-88-19792
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

Available Downloads

There are no available downloads for this record.
No Preview Available