Insights gained from the Light Echo of Cepheus A HW2
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| author | Stecklum, Bringfried Wolf, Verena |
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| contents | Cepheus A HW2 is a well-studied massive young stellar object (MYSO) featuring Class II methanol masers. Recently, certain maser components have been found to flare every five years. This period went undetected in (NEO)WISE photometry due to detector saturation. However, difference imaging revealed a light echo (LE), representing a variability record. Its periodicity is similar to that of the masers. Thereby, the mid-IR light curve since 2007 could be reconstructed. Phase and period maps provide information on the circumstellar dust distribution and viewing geometry. This is the first time an LE has been used for reverberation mapping of a YSO environment and expanding its light curve into the past. |
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| spellingShingle | Insights gained from the Light Echo of Cepheus A HW2 Stecklum, Bringfried Wolf, Verena Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies Cepheus A HW2 is a well-studied massive young stellar object (MYSO) featuring Class II methanol masers. Recently, certain maser components have been found to flare every five years. This period went undetected in (NEO)WISE photometry due to detector saturation. However, difference imaging revealed a light echo (LE), representing a variability record. Its periodicity is similar to that of the masers. Thereby, the mid-IR light curve since 2007 could be reconstructed. Phase and period maps provide information on the circumstellar dust distribution and viewing geometry. This is the first time an LE has been used for reverberation mapping of a YSO environment and expanding its light curve into the past. |
| title | Insights gained from the Light Echo of Cepheus A HW2 |
| topic | Solar and Stellar Astrophysics Astrophysics of Galaxies |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.16519 |