Metal-rich Planetary Nebulae in the Outer Reaches of M31
Spectroscopic data of two relatively [O III]-luminous planetary nebulae (PNe) have been obtained with the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias. M174 and M2496 are each ~1° from the center of M31 along opposite sides of its minor axis. The ensemble of these 2 distant PNe plus 16 similarly luminous outer-disk PNe published previously by Kwitter et al
Balick, B. et al.
Fecha de publicación:
9
2013