An Investigation into the Variability of Luminous Blue Variable Stars with TESS

An Investigation into the Variability of Luminous Blue Variable Stars with TESS

Luminous blue variables (LBVs) are enigmatic, evolved, massive stars. Their variability has been observed to be episodic with large eruptions, along with variations on timescales of days to decades. We have extracted light curves of 37 LBVs from the first 4 yr of the TESS mission. These light curves...

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Main Authors: Becca Spejcher, Noel D. Richardson, Herbert Pablo, Marina Beltran, Payton Butler, Eddie Avila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
Subjects:
Luminous blue variable stars
Early-type variable stars
S Doradus stars
Massive stars
Alpha Cygni variable stars
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/ada561
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