Fundamental properties and atmospheric structure of the red supergiant VY Canis Majoris based on VLTI/AMBER spectro-interferometry

2012/03/23 by M. Wittkowski, P. H. Hauschildt, B. Arroyo Torres +2 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219126

5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Astronomy and Astrophysics (A&A) as a Letter

arxiv created 2012/03/23 · openalex publication_date 2012/03/23 · arxiv updated 2012/03/26 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31

Abstract

Aims. We investigate the atmospheric structure and fundamental properties of the red supergiant VY CMa.

Citations

• Kinematics of OB-associations and the new reduction of theHipparcosdata

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