Abstract
We have combined two epochs of Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 imaging data with ground-based expansion velocities to determine distances to three planetary nebulae (NGC 6578, NGC 6884, and IC 2448). We used two variants of the expansion parallax technique - a gradient method and a magnification method - to determine the distances. The results from the two methods agree to within the errors. A fourth nebula was included in the study (NGC 6891), but the expansion was too small to determine the distance, and only a lower limit was obtained. This is the second paper in a series that will examine at least 24 nebulae in total.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2666-2675 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Astronomical Journal |
Volume | 123 |
Issue number | 5 1757 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2002 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Space and Planetary Science