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The XMM-Newton view of the yellow hypergiant IRC + 10420 and its surroundings

Gosset, E.; De Becker, M.; Hutsemékers, D.

Among evolved massive stars likely in transition to the Wolf-Rayet phase, IRC + 10420 is probably one of the most enigmatic. It belongs to the category of yellow hypergiants and it is characterized by quite high mass loss episodes. Even though IRC + 10420 benefited of many observations in several wavelength domains, it has never been a target for …