A New Determination of the Mass of NGC 3603-A1: The Most Massive Binary Known?

The star NGC 3603-A1 has long been known to be a very massive binary, consisting of a pair of O2-3If*/WN5-6 stars which show Wolf–Rayet–like emission due to their luminosities being near the Eddington limit. The system has been poorly characterized until now, due to the difficulties of obtaining rel...

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Main Authors: Philip Massey, Sarah Bodansky, Laura R. Penny, Nidia I. Morrell, Kathryn F. Neugent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ade799
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