Astronomy:Sharpless 2-88
| Diffuse nebula | |
|---|---|
| Observation data: Epoch J2000 epoch | |
| Subtype | Reflection/Emission[2] |
| Right ascension | 19h 45m 59s[1] |
| Declination | 25° 20' 00"[1] |
| Distance | 6,523 ly (2400 [3] pc) |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Absolute magnitude (V) | -- |
| Designations | LBN 139, The Face of God Nebula |
Sharpless 2-88 or Sh 2-88 is a region of diffuse nebulae northwest of the nebula knots Sh 2-88A, Sh 2-88B1, and Sh 2-88B2, which are all associated with Vulpecula OB1. This nebula is a HII type diffuse nebula excited by the type O8 star BD +26°3952.[4] Both neutral and ionized gases in Sh 2-88 are between 150 and 410 solar masses and the dust mass is about 2 to 9 solar masses. The nebula is ionized by an O8.5 to 9.5V star. The structure been interacting with a HI interstellar bubble shaped by the stellar winds of BD +26°3952 and the blue O8.5II(f) star BD +25°3866. Overall, its actual structure is located 2.4 kiloparsecs away, at 23 × 15 parsecs in radius. It has a dynamical age of 1.5 million years, and a mass of 1,300 solar masses. It has an rms electron density of 9 cm−3. All separate star forming regions are 1 arcminute in diameter.[5]
Nearby objects
(All of the nebulae mentioned are in the Vulpecula OB1 association.)
Sharpless 2-88 is the first part of this nebula to have created a star-forming region. It had star formation first start in this large diffuse nebula, which then spread to the other star-forming regions in the nebula. It spread to the compact Sharpless 2-88B1, then to the ultracompact Sharpless 2-88B2.
Sharpless 2-88B1 is a HII region ionized by an O8.5-9.5 V star, and is compact. It is also associated with a nearby star cluster that contains several massive stars.
Sharpless 2-88B2 is a HII region ionized by a star that is dimmer than B0.5 V, and is ultracompact.[4]
HD 338916 is an emission line star that ionizes a close nebula in the Vulpecula OB1 association. It has an apparent magnitude (V) of 10.17 and a spectral type of O8 D.
HD 338926 is another emission line star that ionizes a close nebula in the Vulpecula OB1 association. It has an apparent magnitude (V) of 9.55 and a spectral type of O8e C.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rojas, Sebastián García. "Diffuse nebula Sh 2-88 - Diffuse Nebula in Vulpecula Constellation". https://telescopius.com/deep-sky/object/9938/sh-2-88/diffuse-nebula?fromdsobrowser.
- ↑ "Ionized Hydrogen Region Photographs | Descriptions | Sh 2-87, Sh 2-88, Vulpecula". http://mschuster.zenfolio.com/p126650821/h683135D9#h683135d9.
- ↑ "Sh 2-88". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/88.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sh 2-88". http://galaxymap.org/cat/view/sharpless/88.
- ↑ "Sh2-88 HaRGB". http://billsnyderastrophotography.com/?page_id=4051.
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