A very massive spectroscopic binary in the LH 54 OB association in the LMC

Pablo G. Ostrov

doi:10.1046/j.1365-8711.2002.05754.x

A very massive spectroscopic binary in the LH 54 OB association in the LMC

Astrophysics 2009-11-07 v2

Authors: Pablo G. Ostrov

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Abstract

We announce the discovery of a new early-type, double-lined spectroscopic binary in the LH 54 OB association in the LMC. We present a V light curve and radial velocities. We investigate the possible configurations of the system, concluding that it probably contains the most massive star measured at the present, with a mass (in solar units) of the order of 100, while its companion has approximately 50.

Keywords

spectroscopic binary OB association LMC mass measurement stellar evolution

Cite

@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0205028,
  title  = {A very massive spectroscopic binary in the LH 54 OB association in the LMC},
  author = {Pablo G. Ostrov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0205028},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

7 pages, 5 figures. MNRAS, accepted

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