Further decomposition of a 'very massive' star

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Jul 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994a%26a...287l..17h&link_type=abstract

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 287, no. 1, p. L17-L20

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Infrared Astronomy, Magellanic Clouds, Star Formation, Stellar Mass, Stellar Models, Supermassive Stars, Adaptive Optics, Image Processing, Imaging Techniques, Infrared Imagery, Reflecting Telescopes

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Once believed to be one of the most massive stars with a mass over 120 solar masses, the LMC (Large Megellanic Cloud) SK-66 deg 41 was resolved into six stars in 1988, the main component having a mass of approximately 90 solar masses. New observations presented here, carried out at ESO (European Southern Observatory) using adaptive optics diffraction-limited images (Come-On-Plus), resolve SK-66 deg 41 into at least 12 components. The new, brightest component has a ZAMS mass of approximately 50 solar masses and a present mass of approximately 35 solar masses. This result has important implications for the theories of massive star formation.

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