The Star‐grazing Extrasolar Comets in the HD 100546 System
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Abstract
Redshifted absorption proles that resemble the high-velocity circumstellar gas features in the spectrum of b Pictoris have been detected in IUE data for the 10 Myr old Herbig Be star, HD 100546, on 1995 March 7. In addition to Mg II, Si II, and other refractory species similar to those seen in b Pic, the HD 100546 spectra are rich in accreting gas proles from neutral atomic gas, including C I and O I, as well as mildly refractory species such as Zn II and S II. The presence of accreting gas proles, including neutral atomic gas, is consistent with detection of comae of star-grazing bodies potentially resembling either comets or asteroids. Overall, the IUE data for HD 100546 are consistent with the planetesimals in this system being more volatile-rich and magnesium-rich than similar bodies in the b Pic system.
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