AN INFRARED NEBULA ASSOCIATED WITH δ CEPHEI: EVIDENCE OF MASS LOSS?

We present the discovery of an infrared nebula around the Cepheid prototype δ Cephei and its hot companion HD 213307. Large-scale (~2.1 × 10[superscript 4] AU) nebulosity is detected at 5.8, 8.0, 24, and 70 μm. Surrounding the two stars, the 5.8 and 8.0 μm emission is largely attributable to polycyc...

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Main Authors: Marengo, Massimo (Author), Evans, N. R. (Author), Barmby, P. (Author), Bono, G. (Author), Welch, D. L. (Author), Romaniello, M. (Author), Huelsman, D. (Author), Su, K. Y. L. (Author), Fazio, G. G. (Author), Matthews, Lynn D. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Haystack Observatory (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing, 2015-03-04T20:24:30Z.
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520 |a We present the discovery of an infrared nebula around the Cepheid prototype δ Cephei and its hot companion HD 213307. Large-scale (~2.1 × 10[superscript 4] AU) nebulosity is detected at 5.8, 8.0, 24, and 70 μm. Surrounding the two stars, the 5.8 and 8.0 μm emission is largely attributable to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon emission swept from the interstellar medium by a wind originating from δ Cephei and/or its companion. Stochastically heated small dust grains are the most likely source of the 24 and 70 μm extended emission. The 70 μm emission, in particular, resembles a bow shock aligned in the direction of the proper motion of δ Cephei. This discovery supports the hypothesis that δ Cephei may be currently losing mass, at a rate in the range of ≈5 × 10[superscript -9] to 6 × 10[superscript -8] M[subscript ʘ] yr[superscript -1]. 
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