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5 papers

astro-ph2008

VLBI Astrometry of AGB Variables with VERA -- A Semiregular Variable S Crateris --

Akiharu Nakagawa, Miyuki Tsushima, Kazuma Ando +40

We present a distance measurement for the semiregular variable S Crateris (S Crt) based on its annual parallax. With the unique dual beam system of the VLBI Exploration for Radio A…

astro-ph2008

Distance to VY Canis Majoris with VERA

Yoon Kyung Choi, Tomoya Hirota, Mareki Honma +33

We report astrometric observations of H2O masers around the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) carried out with VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry (VERA). Based on astromet…

astro-ph2007

Astrometry of Galactic Star Forming Region Sharpless 269 with VERA : Parallax Measurements and Constraint on Outer Rotation Curve

Mareki Honma, Takeshi Bushimata, Yoon Kyung Choi +28

We have performed high-precision astrometry of H2O maser sources in Galactic star forming region Sharpless 269 (S269) with VERA. We have successfully detected a trigonometric paral…

astro-ph2007

Distance to Orion KL Measured with VERA

Tomoya Hirota, Takeshi Bushimata, Yoon Kyung Choi +34

We present the initial results of multi-epoch VLBI observations of the 22 GHz H2O masers in the Orion KL region with VERA (VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry). With the VERA dual…

astro-ph2007

Absolute Proper Motions of H2O Masers Away from the Galactic Plane Measured with VERA in the "Superbubble" Region NGC 281

Mayumi Sato, Tomoya Hirota, Mareki Honma +34

We report on absolute proper-motion measurements of an H2O maser source in the NGC 281 West molecular cloud, which is located ~320 pc above the Galactic plane and is associated wit…