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Multi-wavelength detection of an ongoing FUOr-type outburst on a low-mass YSO

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2024-01-29 v1 Astrophysics of Galaxies

Abstract

During the pre-main-sequence evolution, Young Stellar Objects (YSOs) assemble most of their mass during the episodic accretion process. The rarely seen FUOr-type events (FUOrs) are valuable laboratories to investigate the outbursting nature of YSOs. Here, we present multi-wavelength detection of a high-amplitude eruptive source in the young open cluster VdBH 221 with an ongoing outburst, including optical to mid-infrared time series and near-infrared spectra. The initial outburst has an exceptional amplitude of >>6.3 mag in Gaia and 4.6 mag in KsK_s, with a peak luminosity up to 16 LL_{\odot} and a peak mass accretion rate of 1.4 ×\times 105^{-5} MM_\odot yr1^{-1}. The optical to infrared spectral energy distribution (SED) of this object is consistent with a low-mass star (0.2MM_\odot) with a modest extinction (AV<2A_V < 2 mag). A 100-d delay between optical and infrared rising stages is detected, suggesting an outside-in origin of the instability. The spectroscopic features of this object reveal a self-luminous accretion disc, very similar to FU Orionis, with a low line-of-sight extinction. Most recently, there has been a gradual increase in brightness throughout the wavelength range, possibly suggesting an enhancement of the mass accretion rate.

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@article{arxiv.2401.14470,
  title  = {Multi-wavelength detection of an ongoing FUOr-type outburst on a low-mass YSO},
  author = {Zhen Guo and P. W. Lucas and R. G. Kurtev and J. Borissova and V. Elbakyan and C. Morris and A. Bayo and L. Smith and A. Caratti o Garatti and C. Contreras Peña and D. Minniti and J. Jose and M. Ashraf and J. Alonso-García and N. Miller and H. D. S. Muthu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.14470},
  year   = {2024}
}

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10 pages, 8 figures