Bibcode
Magnier, E. A.; Waters, L. B. F. M.; Groot, P. J.; van den Ancker, M. E.; Kuan, Y.-J.; Martín, E. L.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.346, p.441-452 (1999)
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1999
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Description
We continue our study of the young stellar object associated with IRAS
05327+3404. We have determined the spectral type of the central star to
be K2. We show that the star is most likely seen directly, not via a
reflection, and that the extinction is only A_V ~ 2.3 mag. The spectral
energy distribution shows the presence of large amounts of circumstellar
material. Near-IR and optical observations of the reflection nebula also
demonstrate the presence of circumstellar material, and show the
material to be arranged in a disk with a relatively wide central hole of
~ 33 degr opening angle. The central hole and a CO outflow are
co-aligned, and are roughly aligned with the ionized outflow. Several
surprising aspects remain: Although the system has a strong ionized
outflow, there is little or no evidence of active accretion in the form
of UV excess, veiling, or strong high-Balmer line emission. Also, the
spectral energy distribution is very wide, and suggests that the
original birth cloud had a large rotational velocity. We propose that
the relative isolation of the system from other star formation activity
may explain the relatively large circumstellar disk for a system with a
well-exposed central star.