Abstract
We report further UKIRT spectroscopic observations of Sakurai's object (V4334 Sgr) made in 1999 April/May in the 1–4.75 μm range, and find that the emission is dominated by amorphous carbon at Td~600 K. The estimated maximum grain size is 0.6 μm, and the mass lower limit is 1.7±0.2×10−8 M⊙ to 8.9±0.6×10−7 M⊙ for distances of 1.1–8 kpc. For 3.8 kpc the mass is 2.0±0.1×10−7 M⊙.
We also report strong He i emission at 1.083 μm, in contrast to the strong absorption in this line in 1998. We conclude that the excitation is collisional, and is probably caused by a wind, consistent with the P Cygni profile observed by Eyres et al. in 1998.
We also report strong He i emission at 1.083 μm, in contrast to the strong absorption in this line in 1998. We conclude that the excitation is collisional, and is probably caused by a wind, consistent with the P Cygni profile observed by Eyres et al. in 1998.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 595-599 |
Journal | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society |
Volume | 315 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2000 |
Keywords
- stars: AGB and post-AGB
- circumstellar matter
- stars: individual: Sakurai's Object
- stars: individual: V4334 Sgr
- infrared: stars