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Name: First ever dedicated X-ray observation of the enigmatic hypergiant IRC+10420
Published: 2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

Proposal ID	067107
Title	First ever dedicated X-ray observation of the enigmatic hypergiant IRC+10420
Download Data Associated to the proposal	https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0671070101
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zu13q44
Principal Investigator, PI	Dr Michael De Becker
Abstract	The hypergiant IRC+10420 is most probably a massive star evolving from the redsupergiant phase to the Wolf-Rayet phase, crossing a particular location in theH-R diagram called the yellow void where stars are extremely rare and aredynamically unstable. This makes this object unique for the study of early-typestar evolution, and the investigation of physical processes related to massivestars. Although several studies have been devoted to this enigmatic object inthe infrared, it never benefited from a dedicated X-ray observation. We requesta XMM observation of IRC+10420 aiming at characterizing for the first time itsX-ray properties, and probe a part of the physics of this object that is notaccessible at other wavelengths.
Publications	The XMM-Newton view of the yellow hypergiant IRC + 10420 and its surroundings \|De Becker M. Hutsemekers D. \| NewA \| 29-75 \| 2014 \| 2014NewA...29...75D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014NewA...29...75D Serendipitous UV source catalogues for 10 years of XMM and 5 years of Swift \|Yershov V. N. \| Ap&SS \| 354-97 \| 2014 \| 2014Ap&SS.354...97Y \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2014Ap&SS.354...97Y The Million Optical - Radio/X-ray Associations (MORX) Catalogue \|Flesch Eric W. \| PASA \| 33-52 \| 2016 \| 2016PASA...33...52F \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2016PASA...33...52F Classification of 4XMM-DR9 sources by machine learning \|Zhang Yanxia Zhao Yongheng \| MNRAS \| 503-5263 \| 2021 \| 2021MNRAS.503.5263Z \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2021MNRAS.503.5263Z From Active Stars to Black Holes: A Discovery Tool for Galactic X-Ray Sources \|Rodriguez Antonio C. \| PASP \| 136-054201 \| 2024 \| 2024PASP..136e4201R \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PASP..136e4201R Robust constraints on feebly interacting particles using XMM-Newton \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-L101305 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j1305L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j1305L Multimessenger search for electrophilic feebly interacting particles from supernovae \|Luque Pedro De la Torre Balaji Shyam \| PhRvD \| 109-103028 \| 2024 \| 2024PhRvD.109j3028L \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024PhRvD.109j3028L Importance of Cosmic-Ray Propagation on Sub-GeV Dark Matter Constraints \|De la Torre Luque Pedro Balaji Shyam \| ApJ \| 968-46 \| 2024 \| 2024ApJ...968...46D \| http://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/#abs/2024ApJ...968...46D
Instrument	EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2
Temporal Coverage	2011-11-03T19:16:57Z/2011-11-03T22:52:16Z
Version	17.56_20190403_1200
Mission Description	The European Space Agencys (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESAs second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earths atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis.
Creator Contact	https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk
Date Published	2012-11-29T00:00:00Z
Last Update	2025-01-27
Keywords	"wolf rayet phase", "red supergiant phase", "XMM", "physical processes related", "yellow void", "hypergiant irc", "xray properties", "dynamically unstable", "diagram called", "dedicated xray", "enigmatic hypergiant irc", "type star evolution", "10420 aiming", "enigmatic object", "massive stars", "massive star evolving"
Publisher And Registrant	European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines	European Space Agency, Dr Michael De Becker, 2012, 'First ever dedicated X-ray observation of the enigmatic hypergiant IRC+10420', 17.56_20190403_1200, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-zu13q44