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Light echoes reveal an unexpectedly cool Eta Carinae during its 19th-century Great Eruption

Abstract

Eta Carinae (Eta Car) is one of the most massive binary stars in the Milky Way. It became the second-brightest star in the sky during its mid-19th century

Authors

Rest A; Prieto JL; Walborn NR; Smith N; Bianco FB; Chornock R; Welch DL; Howell DA; Huber ME; Foley RJ

Publication date

December 9, 2011

DOI

10.48550/arxiv.1112.2210

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arXiv