Detection of 17.26-day eclipses in KQ Puppis reveals it as a hierarchical triple with dynamical masses of ~10 M⊙ for the RSG and ~14 M⊙ for the inner pair, plus the first orbital parallax for any red supergiant.
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RX Gru is a pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary with twin components of mass ~1 solar mass each, age ~28 Myr, and a circumbinary companion of minimum mass 89 Mjup in a 23.8-year orbit.
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Hidden massive eclipsing binaries in red supergiant systems: The hierarchical triple system KQ Puppis and other candidates
Detection of 17.26-day eclipses in KQ Puppis reveals it as a hierarchical triple with dynamical masses of ~10 M⊙ for the RSG and ~14 M⊙ for the inner pair, plus the first orbital parallax for any red supergiant.
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RX Gru: a short-period pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary with a distant circumbinary companion
RX Gru is a pre-main-sequence eclipsing binary with twin components of mass ~1 solar mass each, age ~28 Myr, and a circumbinary companion of minimum mass 89 Mjup in a 23.8-year orbit.