Oxygen and Carbon abundances in blue straggler stars
Oxygen abundance as a function of Carbon abundance (both with respect to Iron and in a logarithmic scale) for the Blue straggler stars observed in the globular cluster 47 Tuc. Normal Blue straggler stars are marked with empty circles, while the 6 Carbon and Oxygen-deplete Blue Straggler stars are marked with red squares. Their names are also indicated. The yellow region correspond to the location of other stars in 47 Tuc previously studied
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0637a |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | 2 October 2006 |
Related releases: | eso0637 |
Size: | 2055 x 1172 px |
About the Object
Name: | 47 Tucanae |
Type: | Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster : Globular |
Distance: | 15000 light years |
Category: | Star Clusters |