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Trigonometric Parallax of the Protoplanetary Nebula OH 231.8+4.2

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 July 2012

Y. K. Choi ,
A. Brunthaler ,
K. M. Menten  and
M. J. Reid
Y. K. Choi*
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
A. Brunthaler
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
K. M. Menten
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Auf dem Hügel 69, 53121 Bonn, Germany
M. J. Reid
Affiliation:
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
*
*email: ykchoi@mpifr-bonn.mpg.de
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Abstract

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We report a trigonometric parallax measurement for the H2O masers around the protoplanetary nebula OH 231.8+4.2 carried out with the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA). Based on astrometric monitoring for 1 year, we measured a parallax of 0.65 ± 0.01 mas, corresponding to a distance of 1.54 +0.02−0.01 kpc. The spatial distribution of H2O masers is consistent with that found in the previous studies. After removing the average proper motion of 1.4 mas yr−1, corresponding to 10 km s−1, the internal motions of the H2O maser spots indicate a bipolar outflow.

Keywords

masersastrometrystars: late-typestars: distancesstars: individual (OH 231.8+4.2)
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 8 , Symposium S287: Cosmic Masers - from OH to H0 , January 2012 , pp. 407 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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