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Title	The Local Group Census: Planetary nebulae in Sextans B
Authors	Magrini, L.; Corradi, R. L. M.; Walton, N. A.; Zijlstra, A. A.; Pollacco, D. L.; Walsh, J. R.; Perinotto, M.; Lennon, D. J.; Greimel, R.
Bibcode	2002A&A...386..869M Search ADS ↗
Abstract	Five planetary nebulae (PNe) have been discovered in the nearby dwarf irregular galaxy. Emission line images were obtained using the Wide Field Camera of the 2.5 m Isaac Newton Telescope (INT) at La Palma (Spain). The candidate PNe were identified by their point-like appearance and relatively strong [O III] emission-line fluxes. They are located within a galactocentric distance of 2.8 arcmin, corresponding to 1.1 kpc at the distance of Sextans B. Luminosities are in the range 1800-5600 L_sun. Sextans B is one of the smallest dwarf irregular galaxies with a PN population. The number of PNe detected suggest an enhanced star formation rate between 1 and 5 Gyr ago. Based on observations obtained at the 2.5 m INT telescope operated on the island of La Palma by the Isaac Newton Group in the Spanish Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos of the Instituto de Astrofisica de Canarias.
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