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A New Galactic Wolf-Rayet Star in Centaurus

A New Galactic Wolf-Rayet Star in Centaurus

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A New Galactic Wolf-Rayet Star in Centaurus

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A New Galactic Wolf-Rayet Star in Centaurus

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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org

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arXiv.org, 2011-09

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English

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Ithaca: Cornell University Library, arXiv.org

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In this work I communicate the detection of a new Galactic Wolf-Rayet star (WR60a) in Centaurus. The H- and K-band spectra of WR60a, show strong carbon near-infrared emission lines, characteristic of Wolf-Rayet stars of the WC5-7 sub-type. Adopting mean absolute magnitude M\(_K\) and mean intrinsic (\(J-K_S\)) and (\(H-K_S\)) colours, it was found...

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A New Galactic Wolf-Rayet Star in Centaurus

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2086869528

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2086869528

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2331-8422

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10.48550/arxiv.1109.3213

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