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Tovmassian, G.; Stasińska, G.; Chavushyan, V.; Zharikov, S.; Gutierrez, C.; Prada, F.
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Ionized Gaseous Nebulae. Mexico City November 21- 24, 2000, meeting abstract
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2000
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We report results of a spectrophotometric study of SBS 1150+599A, and
discus s the nature of this object basing on our data. Our study shows
that SBS 1150+599A is most probably a planetary nebula located in the
Galactic halo and not a cataclysmic variable as originally proposed by
the authors of the Second Byurakan Survey from low resolution
spectroscopy. We have further elaborated on the properties of SBS
1150+599A with tools used for planetary nebula analysis. Our
photoionization models show that, in order to match the observational
constraints, the oxygen abundance in the nebula must be extremely low,
probably around 1/1000 solar, that is one order of magnitude lower than
the most oxygen-poor planetary nebulae known so far. This finding has
strong implications on our understanding of the formation of planetary
nebulae and of the evolution of the Galactic halo.