The long-period Galactic Cepheid RS Puppis

2008/01/09 by Pierre Kervella, P. Kervella, Antoine Mérand +11 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astronomy and Astrophysical Research #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078961

14 pages in electronic form. Astronomy and Astrophysics (2007) in press

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Abstract

Context.The bright southern Cepheid RS Pup is surrounded by a circumstellar nebula reflecting the light from the central star. The propagation of the light variations from the Cepheid inside the dusty nebula creates spectacular light echoes that can be observed up to large distances from the star itself. This phenomenon is currently unique in this class of stars.

Citations

• The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS)

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