During a program of spectroscopic monitoring of V838 Mon, we serendipitously discovered that a neighboring 16th-mag star is of type B. We then carried out a spectroscopic survey of other stars in the vicinity, revealing two more B-type stars, all within 45" of V838 Mon. We have determined the distance to this sparse, young cluster, based on spectral classification and photometric main-sequence fitting of the three B stars. The distance is found to be 6.2+-1.2 kpc, in excellent agreement with the geometric distance to V838 Mon of 5.9 kpc obtained from Hubble Space Telescope polarimetry of the light echoes. The cluster's age is less than 25 Myr. The absolute luminosity of V838 Mon during its outburst, based on our distance measurement, was ve...
Near IR, multi-epoch, spectroscopic and photometric observations of the enigmatic, eruptive variable...
Context.By studying young open clusters, the mechanisms important for star formation over several M...
We present the results of modelling the 0.45--1 micron spectral energy distribution of V838 Mon for ...
The unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis underwent an eruption in 2002. It continues to illuminate...
WOS: 000243730000004V838 Monocerotis is an unusual variable star that underwent a sudden outburst in...
Insight into the origin of unusual events like the eruption of V838 Mon can be obtained from studies...
V838 Mon is the prototype of a new class of objects. Understanding the nature of its multi-stage out...
The eruptive variable V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) gained notoriety in 2002 when it brightened nine m...
We report optical and near-infrared spectroscopy, and optical spectropolarimetry, of the peculiar va...
The planets capture model for the eruption of V838 Mon is discussed. We used three methods to estima...
The aim of this paper is to look at the evolution of massive stars in order to determine whether or ...
We present photometric and high- and low-resolution spectroscopic observations of the unusual outbur...
M85 Optical Transient 2006-1 (M85 OT 2006-1) is the most luminous member of the small family of V838...
We report the discovery of multiple shells around the eruptive variable star V838 Mon. Two dust shel...
International audienceAims. V838 Monocerotis erupted in 2002, brightened in a series of outbursts, a...
Near IR, multi-epoch, spectroscopic and photometric observations of the enigmatic, eruptive variable...
Context.By studying young open clusters, the mechanisms important for star formation over several M...
We present the results of modelling the 0.45--1 micron spectral energy distribution of V838 Mon for ...
The unusual variable star V838 Monocerotis underwent an eruption in 2002. It continues to illuminate...
WOS: 000243730000004V838 Monocerotis is an unusual variable star that underwent a sudden outburst in...
Insight into the origin of unusual events like the eruption of V838 Mon can be obtained from studies...
V838 Mon is the prototype of a new class of objects. Understanding the nature of its multi-stage out...
The eruptive variable V838 Monocerotis (V838 Mon) gained notoriety in 2002 when it brightened nine m...
We report optical and near-infrared spectroscopy, and optical spectropolarimetry, of the peculiar va...
The planets capture model for the eruption of V838 Mon is discussed. We used three methods to estima...
The aim of this paper is to look at the evolution of massive stars in order to determine whether or ...
We present photometric and high- and low-resolution spectroscopic observations of the unusual outbur...
M85 Optical Transient 2006-1 (M85 OT 2006-1) is the most luminous member of the small family of V838...
We report the discovery of multiple shells around the eruptive variable star V838 Mon. Two dust shel...
International audienceAims. V838 Monocerotis erupted in 2002, brightened in a series of outbursts, a...
Near IR, multi-epoch, spectroscopic and photometric observations of the enigmatic, eruptive variable...
Context.By studying young open clusters, the mechanisms important for star formation over several M...
We present the results of modelling the 0.45--1 micron spectral energy distribution of V838 Mon for ...