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Candidate LBVs in Local Group galaxies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Luis J. Corral  and
Artemio Herrero
Luis J. Corral
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, La Laguna, España
Artemio Herrero
Affiliation:
Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, C/Vía Láctea s/n, E-38205 La Laguna, La Laguna, España Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, Avda. Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez, s/n, E-38071 La Laguna, España

Abstract

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We present the results of photometric searches for LBV candidates (LBVc) made in some Local Group galaxies. We found eight candidates in a southern region of M 33 with characteristics similar to Var B and Var C. In IC 10, a galaxy without any LBV or LBVc reported before, we found one candidate.

Type
Part 1. Atmospheres of Massive Stars
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 212: A Massive Star Odyssey: From Main Sequence to Supernova , 2003 , pp. 160 - 161
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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