Bibcode
                                    
                            Magrini, L.; Corradi, R. L. M.; Walton, N. A.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Pollacco, D. L.; Walsh, J. R.; Perinotto, M.; Lennon, D. J.; Greimel, R.
    Referencia bibliográfica
                                    Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.386, p.869-873 (2002)
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                        5
            
                        2002
            
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                            Número de citas
                                    18
                            Número de citas referidas
                                    11
                            Descripción
                                    Five planetary nebulae (PNe) have been discovered in the nearby dwarf
irregular galaxy. Emission line images were obtained using the Wide
Field Camera of the 2.5 m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) at La Palma
(Spain). The candidate PNe were identified by their point-like
appearance and relatively strong [O III] emission-line fluxes. They are
located within a galactocentric distance of 2.8 arcmin, corresponding to
1.1 kpc at the distance of Sextans B. Luminosities
are in the range 1800-5600 L_sun. Sextans B is one of
the smallest dwarf irregular galaxies with a PN population. The number
of PNe detected suggest an enhanced star formation rate between 1 and 5
Gyr ago. Based on observations obtained at the 2.5 m INT telescope
operated on the island of La Palma by the Isaac Newton Group in the
Spanish Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos of the Instituto de
Astrofisica de Canarias.