V838 Mon: an L supergiant?

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Stars: Evolution, Stars: Individual: V838 Mon, Supergiants, Infrared: Stars

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We present a 0.8-2.5 μm spectrum of the peculiar variable V838 Mon,
obtained on 2002 October 29. We see one of the coolest stars - certainly
the coolest supergiant - ever observed, with deep water bands and other
spectral signatures normally associated with very late L and T brown
dwarfs. We suggest that V838 Mon may be the first known `L supergiant'.

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