Using the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), astronomers have performed high-resolution observations of a recently detected extreme helium star designated EC 19529–4430. It turned out that EC 19529–4430 is the most metal deficient among the population of known extreme helium stars.
Astronomers discover the most metal-poor extreme helium star retrieved 17 April 2024 from https://phys.org/news/2024-04-astronomers-metal-poor-extreme-helium.html
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