JWST Observations of the Ring Nebula (NGC 6720). III. A Dusty Disk around Its Central Star

JWST Observations of the Ring Nebula (NGC 6720). III. A Dusty Disk around Its Central Star

The planetary nebula NGC 6720, also known as the “Ring Nebula,” is one of the most iconic examples of nearby planetary nebulae whose morphologies present a challenge to our theoretical understanding of the processes that govern the deaths of most stars in the Universe that evolve on a Hubble time. W...

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Main Authors: Raghvendra Sahai, Griet Van de Steene, Peter A. M. van Hoof, Albert Zijlstra, Kevin Volk, Harriet L. Dinerstein, Michael J. Barlow, Els Peeters, Arturo Manchado, Mikako Matsuura, Jan Cami, Nick L. J. Cox, Isabel Aleman, Jeronimo Bernard-Salas, Nicholas Clark, Kay Justtanont, Kyle F. Kaplan, Patrick J. Kavanagh, Roger Wesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
Subjects:
Planetary nebulae
Stellar mass loss
Post-asymptotic giant branch
Circumstellar dust
James Webb Space Telescope
Silicate grains
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adc91c
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