JWST observations of NGC 4449 show an age-sequenced S-shaped distribution of young stars, consistent with externally triggered bursts, and reveal a clear gap between oxygen-rich and carbon-rich AGB stars.
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FEAST: probing the stellar population of the starburst dwarf galaxy NGC4449 with JWST/NIRCam
JWST observations of NGC 4449 show an age-sequenced S-shaped distribution of young stars, consistent with externally triggered bursts, and reveal a clear gap between oxygen-rich and carbon-rich AGB stars.