Planetary nebulae as standard candles. XI. Application to spiral galaxies

John J. Feldmeier; Robin Ciardullo; George H. Jacoby

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Planetary nebulae as standard candles. XI. Application to spiral galaxies

John J. Feldmeier, Robin Ciardullo, George H. Jacoby

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We report the results of an [O III] λ5007 survey for planetary nebulae (PNs) in three spiral galaxies: M101 (NGC 5457), M51 (NGC 5194/5195), and M96 (NGC 3368). By comparing on-band/off-band [O III] λ5007 images with images taken in Hα and broadband R, we identify 65, 64, and 74 PN candidates in each galaxy, respectively. From these data, an adopted M31 distance of 770 kpc, and the empirical planetary nebula luminosity function (PNLF), we derive distances to M101, M51, and M96 of 7.7 ± 0.5, 8.4 ± 0.6, and 9.6 ± 0.6 Mpc. These observations demonstrate that the PNLF technique can be successfully applied to late-type galaxies and can provide an important overlap between the Population I and Population II distance scales. We also discuss some special problems associated with using the PNLF in spiral galaxies, including the effects of dust and the possible presence of [O III] bright supernova remnants.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	231-243
Number of pages	13
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	479
Issue number	1 PART I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/512787
State	Published - 1997

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