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Merlin Observations of the OH Maser Emission from IRC+10420

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2017

P. J. Diamond
P. J. Diamond*
Affiliation:
Onsala Space Observatory S-439 00 Onsala Sweden

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MERLIN observations of the 1612 and 1665 Mhz OH masers from the supergiant IRC+10420 reveal several major departures from the usual morphology of OH/IR stars.

IRC+10420 is one of the most unusual OH maser sources yet found. It is an F8 supergiant with strong OH maser emission at 1612, 1665 and 1667 Mhz. A north-south optical nebulosity with an angular size of 2 arcsec has been detected (Thompson and Boroson,1977) and its peculiar IR properties are reminiscent of Eta Carina. These characteristics make IRC+10420 unique among Type II OH/IR stars.

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Research Article
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 110: VLBI and Compact Radio Sources , 1984 , pp. 321 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1984 

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