Clumpy molecular structures revolving the B[e] supergiant MWC 137
/ Authors
M. Kraus, L. Cidale, T. Liimets, C. Cappa, N. Duronea, D. Gunawan, M. Oksala, M. Santander-García, M. Arias, D. Nickeler
and 3 more authors
/ Abstract
The peculiar emission-line star MWC 137 with its extended optical nebula was recently classified as B[e] supergiant. To study the spatial distribution of its circumstellar molecular gas on small and large scales, we obtained near-infrared and radio observations using SINFONI and APEX, respectively. We find that the hot CO gas is arranged in moving clumpy ring and shell structures close to the star, while a cold CO envelope is encircling the borders of the optical nebula from the south to the west.
Journal: arXiv: Solar and Stellar Astrophysics