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Title: Stars with Photometrically Young Gaia Luminosities Around the Solar System (SPYGLASS). I. Mapping Young Stellar Structures and Their Star Formation Histories
Award ID(s):
1812747 1748571
NSF-PAR ID:
10329091
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Astrophysical Journal
Volume:
917
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0004-637X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
23
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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