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19992024
most citedVISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV): The public ESO near-IR variability survey of the Milky Way

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37 papers

astro-ph.GA2024★ 1 cited

Infrared colours and bolometric corrections of SiO masing stars in the inner Milky Way

Maria Messineo

A sample of SiO-masing late-type stars located in the inner Galaxy is analyzed with the goal of better constraining their obscuration. This reference sample allows us to define mat…

astro-ph.SR2023★ 10 cited

Identification of late-type stars of class I

Maria Messineo

Aims. Gaia DR3 GSP-Phot and GSP-Spec parameters of known K- and M-type stars with luminosity class I are examined and compared with parameters collected from the literature, to ass…

astro-ph.GA2022★ 3 cited

ANDICAM I and J band monitoring of bright inner Galactic late-type stars

Maria Messineo

Time-series photometry in I and J band of 57 inner Galactic late-type stars, highly-probable red supergiant (RSG) stars, is here presented. 38% of the sample presents significant p…

astro-ph.SR2021★ 22 cited

New infrared spectral indices of luminous cold stars: from early K to M-types

Maria Messineo, Donald F. Figer, Rolf-Peter Kudritzki +4

We present infrared spectral indices (1.0-2.3 um) of Galactic late-type giants and red supergiants (RSGs). We used existing and new spectra obtained at resolution power R=2000 with…

astro-ph.SR2020★ 1 cited

A new candidate Luminous Blue Variable

Donald F. Figer, Francisco Najarro, Maria Messineo +2

We identify IRAS 16115-5044, which was previously classified as a protoplanetary nebula (PPN), as a candidate luminous blue variable (LBV). The star has high luminosity (>10$^{5.75…

astro-ph.GA2020★ 1 cited

Massive Stars in Molecular Clouds Rich in High-energy Sources: The Bridge of G332.809-0.132 and CS 78 in NGC 6334

Maria Messineo, Karl M. Menten, Donald F. Figer +1

Detections of massive stars in the direction of the H II region CS 78 in NGC 6334 and of G332.809-0.132 are here presented. The region covered by the G332.809-0.132 complex coincid…