A newly identified Luminous Blue Variable in the galactic starburst cluster Westerlund 1

Details A newly identified Luminous Blue Variable in the galactic starburst cluster Westerlund 1 A newly identified Luminous Blue Variable in the galactic starburst cluster Westerlund 1

2003-12-02

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0312058v1

Astron.Astrophys. 413 (2004) L15

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

5 pages, 3 figures, accepted for publication in Astronony & Astrophysics Letters. Uses new A&A macro (included)

Scientific paper

10.1051/0004-6361:20031700

We present observations of the massive transitional star W243 in Westerlund 1. We find an apparent spectral type of early-mid A from our data, in contrast to an earlier classification of B2I, made from data obtained in 1981. The concurrent development of a rich emission line spectrum suggests a very high mass loss rate; the continued presence of HeI emission suggesting that the underlying star remains significantly hotter than implied by its apparent spectral type. We suggest that W243 is a Luminous Blue Variable undergoing an eruptive phase, leading to an extreme mass loss rate and the formation of a pseudo photosphere.

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