Infrared observations of the recurrent nova T pyxidis: Ancient dust basks in the warm glow of the 2011 outburs

A. Evans, R. D. Gehrz, L. A. Helton, S. Starrfield, M. F. Bode, J. P. Osborne, D. P.K. Banerjee, J. U. Ness, F. M. Walter, C. E. Woodward, E. Kuulkers, S. P.S. Eyres, J. M. Oliveira, N. M. Ashok, J. Krautter, T. J. O'Brien, K. L. Page, M. T. Rushton

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Abstract

We present Spitzer Space Telescope and Herschel Space Observatory infrared observations of the recurrent nova T Pyx during its 2011 eruption, complemented by ground-base opticalinfrared photometry. We find that the eruption has heated dust in the pre-existing nebulosity associated with T Pyx. This is most likely interstellar dust swept up by T Pyx-either during previous eruptions or by a wind-rather than the accumulation of dust produced during eruptions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)L69-L73
JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
Volume424
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012

Keywords

  • Circumstellar matter
  • ISM: general
  • Infrared: stars
  • Novae, Cataclysmic variables
  • Stars: individual: T Pyx

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