Some stars are truly strange, and it is even rarer when two unusual stars form a gravitationally bound pair. Among these is the variable star Z Canis Majoris, which was the subject of research led by Tiina Liimets of ASU’s Stellar Department.
More informations in Czech at ASU web page:
- ASU web page popular text (in Czech): Na čem pracujeme: Dynamika cirkumbinární látky kolem podivné hvězdy Z CMa, M. Švanda
- Scientific paper: T. Liimets, M. Kraus a kol., Large-Scale Ejecta of Z CMa—Proper Motion Study and New Features Discovered, Galaxies 11 (2023) 64, preprint arXiv:2305.03080
- Contact: Dr. Tiina Liimets, Ph.D., tiina.liimets@asu.cas.cz
