A new spectral classification system for the earliest O stars: Definition of type O2

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 5 1757, 2002, Pages 2754-2771

  Walborn, Nolan R ^a   Howarth, Ian D ^b   Lennon, Daniel J ^c   Massey, Philip ^d   Oey, M S ^d   Moffat, Anthony F J ^e   Skalkowski, Gwen ^e   Morrell, Nidia I ^f   Drissenz, Laurent ^g   Parker, Joel Wm ^h  

^a AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ISAAC NEWTON GROUP OF TELESCOPES   (Spain)

^d LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^h SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Stars: early type; Stars: fundamental parameters

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001051634     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/339831     Document Type: Review

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