A “Starless” Core that Isn't: Detection of a Source in the L1014 Dense Core with the Spitzer Space Telescope

/ Authors

C. Young, J. Jørgensen, Y. Shirley, J. Kauffmann, T. Huard, S. Lai, C. Lee, A. Crapsi, T. Bourke, C. Dullemond

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T. Brooke, A. Porras, W. Spiesman, L. Allen, G. Blake, N. Evans II, P. Harvey, D. Koerner, L. Mundy, P. Myers, D. Padgett, A. Sargent, K. Stapelfeldt, E. V. van Dishoeck, F. Bertoldi, N. Chapman, L. Cieza, C. Devries, N. Ridge, Z. Wahhaj

/ Abstract

We present observations of L1014, a dense core in the Cygnus region previously thought to be starless, but data from the Spitzer Space Telescope show the presence of an embedded source. We propose a model for this source that includes a cold core, heated by the interstellar radiation field, and a low-luminosity internal source. The low luminosity of the internal source suggests a substellar object. If L1014 is representative, other "starless" cores may turn out to harbor central sources.

Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series

DOI: 10.1086/422818