V838 monocerotis: A geometric distance from hubble space telescope polarimetric imaging of its light echo

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 605-617

  Sparks, William B ^a   Bond, Howard E ^a   Cracraft, Misty ^a   Levay, Zolt ^a   Crause, Lisa A ^b   Dopita, Michael A ^c   Henden, Arne A ^d   Munari, Ulisse ^e   Panagia, Nino ^a,f,g   Starrfield, Sumner G ^h   Sugerman, Ben E ⁱ   Wagner, R Mark ^j   White, Richard L ^a  

^a NASA Hubble Fellowship Program   (United States)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS   (United States)

^e INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^f INAF OSSERVATORIO ASTROFISICO DI CATANIA   (Italy)

^g SUPERNOVA LTD   (Virgin Islands (British))

^h ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ GOUCHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^j Mount Graham International Observatory   (United States)

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Author keywords

Novae, cataclysmic variables; Polarization; Stars: distances; Stars: individual (V838 Mon, M31 RV, V4332 Sgr); Stars: variables: other; Techniques: polarimetric

Indexed keywords

EID: 42449158484     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/135/2/605     Document Type: Article

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