THE DISTANCE TO THE WOLF-RAYET STAR HD-50896

Authors
HOWARTH ID SCHMUTZ W
Citation
Id. Howarth et W. Schmutz, THE DISTANCE TO THE WOLF-RAYET STAR HD-50896, Astronomy and astrophysics, 294(2), 1995, pp. 529-535
Citations number
45
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
Astronomy and astrophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00046361
Volume
294
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
529 - 535
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6361(1995)294:2<529:TDTTWS>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We present high-resolution observations (R similar or equal to 10(5)) of the interstellar Na I D lines in the spectra of 23 stars which are close to HD 50896 on the plane of the sky, plus HD 50896 itself. The r esults are parameterized by using simple cloud models. We confirm that HD 50896 lies beyond the cluster Cr 121 (which is in the same line of sight), and estimate D similar or equal to 1.8 kpc.