Research NoteTh4-4: A Be star which has turned into a planetary nebula within 30 years

L. N. Kondratyeva

2001

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DOI 10.1051/0004-6361:20011017
Data confidence 70 medium
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Abstract

The first optical spectra of Th4-4, obtained by the author in 1970, showed strong continuum and broad HI emission lines. In other words, at this time the object looked like a Be star. Some years later, [OIII] emission lines appeared in the spectrum indicating the existence of a gaseous envelope. Today the optical spectrum of Th4-4 is quite similar to that of a moderate excitation planetary nebula. The magnitude of the object has dropped from to , and the effective temperature of the central star has increased from 22 000 K up to 40 000 K within the last 30 years.