A KEPLERIAN-LIKE DISK AROUND THE FORMING O-TYPE STAR AFGL 4176

We present Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array line and continuum observations at 1.2 mm with similar to 0.'' 3 resolution that uncover a Keplerian-like disk around the forming O-type star AFGL 4176. The continuum emission from the disk at 1.21 mm (source mm1) has a deconvolved size of 870 +/- 110 AU x 330 +/- 300 AU and arises from a structure similar to 8 M-circle dot in mass, calculated assuming a dust temperature of 190 K. The first-moment maps, pixel-to-pixel line modeling, assuming local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE), and position-velocity diagrams of the CH3CN J = 13-12 K-line emission all show a velocity gradient along the major axis of the source, coupled with an increase in velocity at small radii, consistent with Keplerian-like rotation. The LTE line modeling shows that where CH3CN J = 13-12 is excited, the temperatures in the disk range from similar to 70 to at least 300 K and that the H-2 column density peaks at 2.8 x 10(24) cm(-2). In addition, we present Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (CO)-C-12 observations that show a large-scale outflow from AFGL 4176 perpendicular to the major axis of mm1, supporting the disk interpretation. Finally, we present a radiative transfer model of a Keplerian disk surrounding an O7 star, with a disk mass and radius of 12 M-circle dot and 2000 AU that reproduces the line and continuum data, further supporting our conclusion that our observations have uncovered a Keplerian-like disk around an O-type star.