The Metallicity and Distance of Leo A from Blue Supergiants

We have obtained high-quality spectra of blue supergiant candidates in the dwarf irregular galaxy Leo A with the Low Resolution Imaging Spectrometer at the Keck I telescope. From the quantitative analysis of seven B8–A0 stars, we derive a mean metallicity [ Z ] = −1.35 ± 0.08, in excellent agreement...

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Main Authors: Miguel A. Urbaneja, Fabio Bresolin, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acfc3d

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