Bibcode
Tovmassian, G. H.; Stasińska, G.; Chavushyan, V. H.; Zharikov, S. V.; Gutierrez, C.; Prada, F.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.370, p.456-467 (2001)
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2001
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Description
We report results of a spectrophotometric study of SBS 1150+599A and
discuss the nature of this object based upon 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 (now becoming PN G135.9+55.9) 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 is
probably extremely low, around 1/500 solar, which 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.