Journal article
Detection of a septuple stellar system in formation via disk fragmentation
Abstract
Stellar multiple systems play a pivotal role in cluster dynamics and stellar evolution, producing intense astronomical phenomena like X-ray binaries, gamma-ray bursts, type Ia supernova and stellar mergers, which are prime sources of gravitational waves. However, their origin remains poorly understood. Here we report the discovery of a septuple protostellar system embedded in a Keplerian disk within the high-mass star-forming region NGC 6334IN, …
Authors
Li S; Beuther H; Oliva A; Elbakyan VG; Offner SSR; Kuiper R; Qiu K; Lu X; Sanhueza P; Chen H-RV
Journal
Nature Astronomy, , , pp. 1–12
Publisher
Springer Nature
DOI
10.1038/s41550-025-02682-9
ISSN
2397-3366