Multiwavelength Observations of the Peculiar Planetary Nebula IC 2149
López, J. A.; Torrelles, J. M.; Miranda, L. F.; Vázquez, R.; Olguín, L.; Benítez, G.; Rodríguez, L. F.
Mexico, Spain
Abstract
We report high- and low-dispersion spectroscopy, optical imaging, and high-resolution Very Large Array-A λ3.6 cm continuum observations of the peculiar planetary nebula IC 2149. These observations show that ``bipolar'' is a suitable morphological classification for IC 2149. Most nebular material is concentrated in a knotty, bright ring seen edge-on, embedded in an apparently oblate ellipsoidal shell from which remnant or incipient bipolar lobes emerge. We confirm the previously reported depletion in heavy elements and deduce a very low ejected nebular mass <~0.03 Msolar. All this information indicates that the formation of IC 2149 is the result of the evolution of a low-mass central star.