An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent

Authors :: Pietrzynski, G.
Graczyk, D.
Gieren, W.
Thompson, I.B.
Pilecki, B.
Udalski, A.
Soszynski, I.
Kozlowski, S.
Konorski, P.
Suchomska, K.
Bono, G.
Moroni, P.G. Prada
Villanova, S.
Nardetto, N.
Bresolin, F.
Kudritzki, R.P.
Storm, J.
Gallenne, A.
Smolec, R.
Minniti, D.
Kubiak, M.
Szymanski, M.K.
Poleski, R.
Wyrzykowski, L.
Ulaczyk, K.
Pietrukowicz, P.
Gorski, M.
Karczmarek, P.
Source :: Nature. March 7, 2013, Vol. 495 Issue 7439, p76, 4 p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: In the era of precision cosmology, it is essential to determine the Hubble constant to an accuracy of three per cent or better (1,2). At present, its uncertainty is dominated [...]

Subjects :: Observations
Measurement
Cosmological distances -- Measurement
Magellanic Clouds -- Observations
Binary stars -- Observations
Stars, Double -- Observations

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