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A search for the most massive stars in M 33

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Olga Sholukhova ,
Sergei N. Fabrika  and
Alexander N. Burenkov
Olga Sholukhova
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Zelenchukskaya, Karachai-Cherkesia, Nizhnij Arkhyz, Russia
Sergei N. Fabrika
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Zelenchukskaya, Karachai-Cherkesia, Nizhnij Arkhyz, Russia
Alexander N. Burenkov
Affiliation:
Special Astrophysical Observatory, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Zelenchukskaya, Karachai-Cherkesia, Nizhnij Arkhyz, Russia

Abstract

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We present results of a search for the most massive LBV-like stars in M 33 and discuss the list of OB+Hα stars. Spectral studies of the 70 brightest stars (V < 17.7) from the list have isolated 14 new LBV candidates. They are evolved the most massive stars, some of them are variable stars.

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. 232 - 233
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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