Bibcode
DOI
Chu, You-Hua; Manchado, A.; Jacoby, George H.; Kwitter, Karen B.
Bibliographical reference
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 376, July 20, 1991, p. 150-160.
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1991
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Citations
52
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44
Description
An intriguing bipolar mass outflow and a faint envelope were detected
spectroscopically in the planetary nebula NGC 6751 by Gieseking and Solf
(1986). To study the physical structure, deep CCD images of this nebula
have been obtained which detect not only the morphological counterparts
of the aforementioned features but also additional faint halos extending
out to a much larger radius. Long-slit echelle spectra are obtained to
determine the internal motion and radial velocity, as well as
low-dispersion spectra to determine the physical condition and
abundances of each feature in the whole nebula. NGC 6751 is apparently a
multiple-shell nebula moving through a gas-rich environment. An He
abundance difference between the planetary nebula and the ambient medium
and an N/O abundance ratio enhancement in the forbidden N II-bright
knots in the main nebula are found. From the physical structure of the
shells in NGC 6751, information is derived about the average mass-loss
rates at various stages.