Open AccessA new faint Wolf‐‐Rayet star in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Author(s) -
Morgan D. H.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.1999.02453.x
Subject(s) - physics , wolf–rayet star , large magellanic cloud , astronomy , astrophysics , schmidt camera , prism , star (game theory) , telescope , small magellanic cloud , galaxy , stars , optics
A new faint WN3 star in the general field of the Large Magellanic Cloud has been identified on a UK Schmidt Telescope objective‐prism plate. It is reddened and has weak emission lines.