Astron. Astrophys. 364, L13-L18 (2000)

4. Summary

We have presented the first identification of edge-on circumstellar disks outside of the Orion and Taurus star forming regions. Compared to the majority of edge-on circumstellar disk sources in Taurus, the two edge-on disks in the Ophiuchus region appear to be at an earlier evolutionary stage, as they are still more deeply embedded in their circumstellar envelopes. The high-spatial resolution infrared data confirm that the difference in the spectral energy distribution of CRBR 2422.8-3423 and HH 30 is due to a slight difference in the inclination of the disks to the line of sight, as had been predicted previously by theoretical models.

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Online publication: December 15, 2000
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