Four luminous blue variables found to be much closer than previously assumed
Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - 08:01
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—A new study based on the first Gaia data release (DR1) reveals more accurate measurements of the distance of four canonical luminous blue variables (LBVs) in the Milky Way galaxy. According to a research paper published Oct. 20 on the arXiv server, they are much closer to Earth than previously thought.