ESO-VLT and Spitzer spectroscopy of IRAS 05328-6827: A massive young stellar object in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Jacco Th van Loon, J. M. Oliveira, P. R. Wood, A. A. Zijlstra, G. C. Sloan, M. Matsuura, P. A. Whitelock, M. A T Groenewegen, J. A D L Blommaert, M. R L Cioni, S. Hony, C. Loup, L. B F M Waters

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    Abstract

    We present the first thermal-infrared spectra of an extragalactic Young Stellar Object (YSO), IRAS 05328-6827 in the H II region LHA 120-N 148 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The observed and modelled spectral energy distribution reveals a massive YSO, M ~ 20 M⊙, which is heavily embedded and probably still accreting. The reduced dust content as a consequence of the lower metallicity of the LMC allows a unique view into this object, and together with a high C/O ratio may be responsible for the observed low abundance of water ice and relatively high abundances of methanol and CO2 ices. © 2005 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2005 RAS.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)L71-L75
    JournalMonthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters
    Volume364
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Nov 2005

    Keywords

    • Circumstellar matter
    • Infrared: stars
    • ISM: individual: LHA 120-N 148
    • Magellanic Clouds
    • Stars: formation
    • Stars: pre-main sequence

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