Sh 2-170
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LBN 577Coordinates: (117.63°, 2.25°)
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Sh 2-170 lies in the direction of the Cas OB5 supershell.
There is some confusion about the designation of the ionising star.
A 1995 paper concludes that the sole exciting star of Sh 2-170 is DM +63 2093, an O8 V star of 31 solar masses. Avedisova agrees on the star but gives a slightly cooler O9 V class. Curiously, SIMBAD gives a G5 spectral class for this star.
Reed gives the name for the star in this location as LS I +64 11, which SIMBAD lists as the O9.5 multiple star BD +63 2093p. A 2004 paper agrees on the BD +63 2093p designation and agrees with Avedisova on the O9 V class. This paper also says that BD +63 2093p is a member of the small open cluster Stock 18 and estimates 910 +/- 90 solar masses for the hydrogen gas in the nebula.
A wider view of this object can be found here.
There is some confusion about the designation of the ionising star.
A 1995 paper concludes that the sole exciting star of Sh 2-170 is DM +63 2093, an O8 V star of 31 solar masses. Avedisova agrees on the star but gives a slightly cooler O9 V class. Curiously, SIMBAD gives a G5 spectral class for this star.
Reed gives the name for the star in this location as LS I +64 11, which SIMBAD lists as the O9.5 multiple star BD +63 2093p. A 2004 paper agrees on the BD +63 2093p designation and agrees with Avedisova on the O9 V class. This paper also says that BD +63 2093p is a member of the small open cluster Stock 18 and estimates 910 +/- 90 solar masses for the hydrogen gas in the nebula.
A wider view of this object can be found here.
The sole exciting star of Sh 2-170 is DM +63 2093, an O8 V star of 31 solar masses. (curiously, SIMBAD says that this is the same as star as BD+63 2093, but lists this star as G5 - although multiple).[1]
Sh 2-170 is in the vicinity of the Cas OB5 supershell.[2]
A recent paper on Sh 2-170. [3]
Sh 2-170 is in the vicinity of the Cas OB5 supershell.[2]
A recent paper on Sh 2-170. [3]
Notes
1. ^ Miville-Deschenes, Marc-Antoine, Joncas, Gilles, & Durand, Daniel (1995). "The H II Region Sharpless 170: A Multiscale Analysis of the H alpha Velocity Field", The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 454, 316. [1995ApJ...454..316M]
2. ^ Moór, A. & Kiss, Cs. (2003). "Multiwavelength Study of the Cas OB5 Supershell", Commmunications of the Konkoly Observatory Hungary, Vol. 103, 149-152. [2003CoKon.103..149M]
3. ^ Roger, R. S., McCutcheon, W. H., Purton, C. R., et al. (2004). "Sharpless 170 and the surrounding interstellar medium", Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 425, 553-567. [2004A&A...425..553R]
Distance estimates
2300 pc [1982ApJS...49..183B]2600 pc +/- 270 [2007A&A...470..161R]
2800 pc +/- 700 [1984NInfo..56...59A]
2200 pc +/- 400 [2004A&A...425..553R]
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