Discovery of an [Fe/H] ∼ −4.8 Star in Gaia XP Spectra

We report on the discovery of GDR3_526285 (Gaia DR3 Source ID 5262850721755411072), a star with [Fe/H] = −4.82 ± 0.25 and one of the lowest metal (atomic number > 2) mass fractions ever found ( Z _GDR3 _ _526585  ≲ 1.0 × 10 ^−6 ). We first identified it as an ultra-metal-poor (UMP; [Fe/H] < −4...

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Main Authors: Guilherme Limberg, Vinicius M. Placco, Alexander P. Ji, Yupeng Yao, Anirudh Chiti, Mohammad K. Mardini, Anna Frebel, Silvia Rossi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:The Astrophysical Journal Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/adf196
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