Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News & Views
  • Published:

Astrophysics

Monster star found hiding in plain sight

Nature volume 515, pages 42–43 (2014)Cite this article

Subjects

Massive stars are rare, but they are sources of some of the most energetic phenomena seen in the Universe today. A high-mass candidate has now been found in a star-forming region that has been observed for more than 50 years.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

  • Purchase on SpringerLink
  • Instant access to full article PDF
Buy now

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Figure 1: Nestled in a young star cluster.

Ref. 1/Ref. 10

References

  1. Wu, S.-W. et al. Astron. Astrophys. 568, L13 (2014).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. Zhang, B. et al. Astrophys. J. 775, 79 (2013).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Cassinelli, J. P., Mathis, J. S. & Savage, B. D. Science 212, 1497–1501 (1981).

    Article  CAS  ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. Feitzinger, J. V., Schlosser, W., Schmidt-Kaler, T. & Winkler, C. Astron. Astrophys. 84, 50–59 (1980).

    CAS  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. de Koter, A., Heap, S. R. & Hubeny, I. Astrophys. J. 509, 879–896 (1998).

    Article  CAS  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. Crowther, P. A. et al. Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc. 408, 731–751 (2010).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. Figer, D. F. Nature 434, 192–194 (2005).

    Article  CAS  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. Chené, A.-N., Schnurr, O., Crowther, P. A., Lajus, E. F. & Moffat, A. F. J. IAU Symp. 272, 497–498 (2010).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. Conti, P. S. & Blum, R. D. Astrophys. J. 564, 827–833 (2002).

    Article  CAS  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. Alves, J. & Homeier, N. Astrophys. J. 589, L45–L49 (2003).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. Westerhout, G. Bull. Astron. Inst. Neth. 14, 215–260 (1958).

    ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Donald F. Figer is at the Center for Detectors, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York 14623-5603, USA.,

    Donald F. Figer

Authors
  1. Donald F. Figer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Donald F. Figer.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Figer, D. Monster star found hiding in plain sight. Nature 515, 42–43 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/515042a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/515042a

This article is cited by

Search

Advanced search

Quick links

Nature Briefing

Sign up for the Nature Briefing newsletter — what matters in science, free to your inbox daily.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing