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Discovery of a Stellar Association Surrounding the Massive Binary Sk–67°105 in the Large Magellanic Cloud

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2016

P. G. Ostrov ,
V. S. Niemela  and
N. I. Morrell
P. G. Ostrov
Affiliation:
La Plata Observatory, Paseo del Bosque s/n, (1900) La Plata, Argentina
V. S. Niemela
Affiliation:
La Plata Observatory, Paseo del Bosque s/n, (1900) La Plata, Argentina
N. I. Morrell
Affiliation:
La Plata Observatory, Paseo del Bosque s/n, (1900) La Plata, Argentina

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Sk–67°105, a luminous O4f type stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud, is the exiting star of the H II region N 50 (DEM 193). Niemela & Morrell (1986) found this hot star to be a massive short period double lined spectroscopic binary. Because luminous OB stars are usually found in young stellar groups, we have searched for such an aggregate in the vicinity of Sk–67°105.

Here we report, as a result of our search, the discovery of a new OB association in the LMC. We also find that Sk–67°105 is the most luminous star of a small compact cluster inside this OB association.

Type
Part 3. Massive Stars and 30 Doradus
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 190: New Views of the Magellanic Clouds , 1999 , pp. 235 - 236
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999 

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