# The star formation environment of the FU Ori type star V582 Aur

## TL;DR

This study investigates the star-forming environment around the FU Ori star V582 Aur, identifying young stellar objects and suggesting triggered star formation in nearby globules influenced by the OB association.

## Contribution

It provides the first detailed analysis of the environment of V582 Aur, including the identification of young stellar objects and the potential influence of nearby OB stars on star formation.

## Key findings

- Identified 68 candidate low-mass young stars, 16 with H alpha emission.
- Associated these stars with the Aur OB 1 region at 1.3 kpc.
- Suggested star formation triggered by radiation from OB stars.

## Abstract

We have studied the environment of the FU Ori type star V582 Aur. Our aim is to explore the star-forming region associated with this young eruptive star. Using slitless spectroscopy we searched for H alpha emission stars within a field of 11.5arcmin \times 11.5arcmin, centred on V582 Aur. Based on UKIDSS and Spitzer Space Telescope data we further selected infrared-excess young stellar object candidates. In all, we identified 68 candidate low-mass young stars, 16 of which exhibited H alpha emission in the slitless spectroscopic images. The colour-magnitude diagram of the selected objects, based on IPHAS data, suggests that they are low-mass pre-main-sequence stars associated with the Aur OB 1 association, located at a distance of 1.3 kpc from the Sun. The bright-rimmed globules in the local environment of V582 Aur probably belong to the dark cloud LDN~1516. Our results suggest that star formation in these globules might have been triggered by the radiation field of a few hot members of Aur OB 1. The bolometric luminosity of V582 Aur, based on archival photometric data and on the adopted distance, is 150-320 Lsun.