Star in the constellation of Triangulum
M33-013406.63 , also known as B416 or UIT301 ,[ 4] is a O-type blue evolved supergiant star in the constellation of Triangulum . It is located within the Triangulum Galaxy , which is approximately 2,380,000–3,070,000 light years away from Earth .
It is potentially one of the most luminous stars ever discovered, estimated to be approximately between 3 and 10 million times more luminous than the Sun , although it is thought likely to be a multiple star system .[ 3] Modelling of the spectrum based on some assumptions about the relative sizes of the two stars suggests a secondary around half a million times as luminous as the Sun and the primary over four million times as luminous as the Sun .[ 2]
M33-013406.3 is embbed within a prominent ring shaped H II region , large regions of Ionized hydrogen clouds with lots of star formation occurring in them.[ 5] [ 6] It is also near the center of the H II region its in and possible associated with the nebula's origin.[ 7]
Notes
^ Applying the Stefan-Boltzmann Law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772 K :
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{\displaystyle {\sqrt {(5,772/30,000)^{4}*4,680,000}}=80\ R_{\odot }}
^ Applying the Stefan-Boltzmann Law with a nominal solar effective temperature of 5,772 K :
(
5
,
772
/
10
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000
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4
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{\displaystyle {\sqrt {(5,772/10,000)^{4}*10^{5.6}}}=210.2\ R_{\odot }}
References
^ a b Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics . 474 (2): 653– 664. arXiv :0708.1752 . Bibcode :2007A&A...474..653V . doi :10.1051/0004-6361:20078357 . S2CID 18759600 .
^ a b c Kourniotis, M.; Kraus, M.; Arias, M. L.; Cidale, L.; Torres, A. F. (2018). "On the evolutionary state of massive stars in transition phases in M33" . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 480 (3): 3706. arXiv :1808.00008 . Bibcode :2018MNRAS.480.3706K . doi :10.1093/mnras/sty2087 .
^ a b c d e f Humphreys, Roberta M. ; Weis, Kerstin; Davidson, Kris; Bomans, D. J.; Burggraf, Birgitta (2014). "Luminous and Variable Stars in M31 and M33. II. Luminous Blue Variables, Candidate LBVs, Fe II Emission Line Stars, and Other Supergiants". The Astrophysical Journal . 790 (1): 48. arXiv :1407.2259 . Bibcode :2014ApJ...790...48H . doi :10.1088/0004-637X/790/1/48 . S2CID 119177378 .
^ Humphreys, R. M.; Sandage, A. (November 1980). "On the stellar content and structure of the spiral Galaxy M33". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series . 44 : 319. Bibcode :1980ApJS...44..319H . doi :10.1086/190696 . ISSN 0067-0049 .
^ "H II region | Astronomy, Star Formation & Nebulae | Britannica" . www.britannica.com . Retrieved 2023-11-03 .
^ Peimbert, Manuel; Peimbert, Antonio; Delgado-Inglada, Gloria (2017). "Nebular Spectroscopy: A Guide on H ii Regions and Planetary Nebulae" . Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific . 129 (978). arXiv :1705.06323 . Bibcode :2017PASP..129h2001P . doi :10.1088/1538-3873/aa72c3 .
^ Humphreys, Roberta M.; Weis, Kerstin; Davidson, Kris; Bomans, D. J.; Burggraf, Birgitta (2014-07-02). "LUMINOUS AND VARIABLE STARS IN M31 AND M33. II. LUMINOUS BLUE VARIABLES, CANDIDATE LBVs, Fe II EMISSION LINE STARS, AND OTHER SUPERGIANTS" . The Astrophysical Journal . 790 (1): 48. arXiv :1407.2259 . Bibcode :2014ApJ...790...48H . doi :10.1088/0004-637x/790/1/48 . ISSN 0004-637X .