A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy

Context. The presence of a Wolf-Rayet star, WR12, at α = 8 h44m47.2s, δ = -45°58′55. 5″ (J2000.0), triggered the search for a surrounding OB association now known as Bochum 7. Several papers have dealt with the existence of Bo 7, but none actually included spectral types of the stars. To assure the...

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Autores principales: Corti, Mariela Alejandra, Bosch, Guillermo Luis, Niemelä, Virpi Sinikka
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Publicado: 2007
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Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/82975
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topic Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxy: open clusters and associations: individual: Bochum 7
Stars: early-type
Techniques: photometric
Techniques: spectroscopic
spellingShingle Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxy: open clusters and associations: individual: Bochum 7
Stars: early-type
Techniques: photometric
Techniques: spectroscopic
Corti, Mariela Alejandra
Bosch, Guillermo Luis
Niemelä, Virpi Sinikka
A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy
topic_facet Ciencias Astronómicas
Galaxy: open clusters and associations: individual: Bochum 7
Stars: early-type
Techniques: photometric
Techniques: spectroscopic
description Context. The presence of a Wolf-Rayet star, WR12, at α = 8 h44m47.2s, δ = -45°58′55. 5″ (J2000.0), triggered the search for a surrounding OB association now known as Bochum 7. Several papers have dealt with the existence of Bo 7, but none actually included spectral types of the stars. To assure the spectral types of members of the association, it is essential to have spectral images of them. Aims. In this paper we present previously unpublished spectra of OB stars over a 30 arcmin field covering the estimated field of the galactic OB association. Methods. From UBV aperture photometry, OB star candidates were selected, and optical spectroscopic observations were obtained for these in CASLEO, Argentina. Results. 63 stars were classified as OB type, including 8 stars already present in the LSS catalogue, and 37 of these 63 stars did not have a well-known spectral type. The OB stars were used to test the properties of the interstellar dust in the line of sight and the relation between the diffuse interestelar band at 4428 A, which grows linearly with E(B-V) until 1 mag. Combining our data with 2MASS IR photometry we tested and confirmed that derivation of stellar parameters from our photometry, using the CHORIZOS code, is highly reliable.
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author Corti, Mariela Alejandra
Bosch, Guillermo Luis
Niemelä, Virpi Sinikka
author_facet Corti, Mariela Alejandra
Bosch, Guillermo Luis
Niemelä, Virpi Sinikka
author_sort Corti, Mariela Alejandra
title A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy
title_short A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy
title_full A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy
title_fullStr A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy
title_full_unstemmed A search for OB stars in the field of the galactic OB association Bochum 7 : I. UBV-IR photometry and optical spectroscopy
title_sort search for ob stars in the field of the galactic ob association bochum 7 : i. ubv-ir photometry and optical spectroscopy
publishDate 2007
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/82975
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