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IC 1396N Chandra X-Ray Point Source Catalog

Metadata Updated: September 19, 2025

The IC 1396N cometary globule (CG) within the large nearby HII region IC 1396 has been observed with the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) detector on board the Chandra X-Ray Observatory on 2004 October 16.93 to 17.30. 117 X-ray sources are detected, of which ~ 50-60 are likely members of the young open cluster Trumpler 37 dispersed throughout the HII region, and 25 are associated with young stars formed within the globule. Infrared photometry (2MASS and Spitzer) shows that the X-ray population is very young: 3 older Class III stars, 16 classical T Tauri stars, and 6 protostars including a Class 0/I system. The authors infer a total T Tauri population of ~ 30 stars in the globule, including the undetected population, with a star formation efficiency of 1%-4%. An elongated source spatial distribution with an age gradient oriented toward the exciting star is discovered in the X-ray population of IC 1396N, supporting similar findings in other cometary globules. The geometric and age distribution is consistent with the radiation-driven implosion (RDI) model for triggered star formation in CGs by H II region shocks. The authors include only results arising from the imaging array (ACIS-I) of four abutted 1024 x 1024 pixel front-side illuminated CCDs covering about 17' x 17' on the sky. The aim point of the array was R.A. = 21h40m42.4s, Dec. = +58d1609.7" (J2000.0) or (l,b) = (100.0, + 4.2), and the satellite roll angle (i.e., orientation of the CCD array relative to the north-south direction) was 245.9 degrees. The total net exposure time of the observation is 30 ks with no background flaring due to solar activity or data losses. This table was created by the HEASARC in February 2009 based on the electronic version of Tables 1 and 2 from the paper which were obtained from the CDS (their catalog J/ApJ/654/316 files table1.dat and table2.dat). This is a service provided by NASA HEASARC .

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Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025

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Metadata Created Date April 11, 2025
Metadata Updated Date September 19, 2025
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