The Brightest High-Latitude, 12 micron IRAS Sources
- P. Hacking, C. Beichman,
T. Chester,
and G. Helou
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- 4800 Oak Grove Drive
- Pasadena CA 91103
- U. S. A.
- G. Neugebauer and B. T. Soifer
- California Institute of Technology
- Pasadena CA 91125
- U. S. A.
- J. Emerson,
M. Rowan-Robinson and
David W. Walker
- Queen Mary College
- Mile End Road
- London E1 4NS
- U. K.
- F. Gillett
- Kit Peak National Observatory
- National Optical Astronomy Observatories
- P. O. Box 26732
- Tuczon, AZ
- U. S. A.
- H. Habing
- Sterrewacht Leiden
- P. O. Box 9513
- 2300 RA Leiden
- The Netherlands
- J. Houck
- Cornell University
- Ithaca NY 14853
- U. S. A.
- F. Olnon
- Stichting voor Ruimteonderzeok
- Leiden
- The Netherlands
Abstract
The Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) Point Source catalog was searched
for sources brighter than 28 Jy (0 mag) at 12 microns with absolute galactic
latitude greater than 30 degrees excluding the Large Magellanic Cloud. The
search resulted in 269 color indices, two of which are the galaxies
NGC 1068 and M82. The remaining 267 sources are identified with, or have
infrared consistent with late-type stars some of which show evidence
of circumstellar dust shells. Seven sources are previously uncataloged
stars. K and M stars without circumstellar dust shells, M stars with
circumstellar dust shells, and carbon stars occupy well-defined regions
of infrared color-color diagrams.
P. Hacking, G. Neugebauer, J. Emerson, C. Beichman, T. Chester,
F. Gillett, H. Habing, G. Helou, J. Houck, F. Olnon, M. Rowan-Robinson,
B. T.Soifer, and D. W. Walker,
The Brightest High-Latitude, 12 micron IRAS Sources,
Pub. Astron. Soc. Pacific, Vol. 97, pages 616-633, 1985.