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JINA - Virtual Journal of Nuclear Astrophysics, 8 March 2013
Volume 11, Issue 10 (33 Articles)
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# 21 -
An eclipsing-binary distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to two per cent
Observations of eight long-period
,
late-type eclipsing-binary systems composed of cool
,
giant stars are used to determine a distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud accurate to 2.2 per cent
,
providing a base for a determination of the Hubble constant to an accuracy of 3 per cent.
Nature - Volume: 495, Issue: 7439
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