Direct detection of the tertiary component in the stellar system HD 150136: a step forward in the study of extreme-mass stars

Massive stars have, despite their scarcity, a huge influence on the structure and chemical evolution of galaxies

 

04/07/2013

Sistema HD 150136

HD 150136 system. Background image by Marco Lorenzi (Glittering Lights).

Reference: 

J. Sánchez-Bermúdez et al. Direct detection of the tertiary component in the massive multiple HD 150136 with VLTI. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201321649

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