14 years of 6.7 GHz periodic methanol maser observations towards G188.95+0.89
Abstract
We report the results of 14 years of monitoring of G188.95+0.89 periodic 6.7 GHz methanol masers using the Hartebeesthoek 26-m radio telescope. G188.95+0.89 (S252, AFGL5180) is a radio-quiet methanol maser site that is often interpreted as precursors of ultra-compact HII regions or massive protostar sites. At least five bright spectral components were identified. The maser feature at 11.36 km s-1 was found to experience an exponential decay during the monitoring period. The millimetre continuum reveals two cores associated with the source.
- Publication:
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Nuclear Activity in Galaxies Across Cosmic Time
- Pub Date:
- January 2021
- DOI:
- 10.1017/S1743921320003543
- Bibcode:
- 2021IAUS..356..393M
- Keywords:
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- ISM: individual (G188.95+0.89);
- ISM: molecules;
- stars: imaging