STIS spectral imagery of the OB stars in NGC 604. II. The most luminous stars

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 125, Issue 6 1770, 2003, Pages 3082-3096

  Bruhweiler, Fred C ^a,b   Miskey, Cherie L ^a,b   Smith Neubig, Margaret ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Galaxies: individual (M33); ISM: individual (NGC 604); Local Group; Stars: early type; Stars: fundamental parameters; Stars: luminosity function, mass function

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242539701     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/374988     Document Type: Article

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