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Table 1

Parameters of the OH 18-cm lines observed with the Nançay radio telescope and production rates in 2021.

UT date (mm/dd.dd–dd.dd) 〈Δ〉 (au) rh〉 (au) h (km s−1) inv(a) inv(b) Tbg (K) Line area (mJy km s−1) Doppler shift (km s−1) Prod. rate(a) (molec s−1)
09/26.17–10/25.11 0.47 1.25 −5.0 −0.23 −0.28 3.4 −51 ± 6 −0.32 ± 0.12 1.1 ± 0.1 × 1028
12/20.12–12/32.09 0.47 1.38 +10.0 −0.16 −0.18 3.1 −43 ± 6 +0.02 ± 0.15 2.0 ± 0.3 × 1028

Notes. (a)Maser inversion and OH production rate using the Despois et al. (1981) inversion model and a OH lifetime of 0.95 × 105 s at 1 au. (b)Maser inversion model from Schleicher & A’Hearn (1988); the corresponding QOH would be 0.9 and 1.8 × 1028 molec s−1, respectively.

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