Astronomers reveal insights into the nature of a distant ultraviolet-bright star

Monday, August 14, 2017 - 07:22 in Astronomy & Space

A team of astronomers led by William Dixon of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, has presented new spectral analysis of the ultraviolet-bright star Y453. The study, presented Aug. 3 in a paper published on arXiv.org, reveals insights about the star's physical parameters, chemical composition and its evolution.

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