The IACOB spectroscopic database of Galactic OB stars

TL;DR

The IACOB spectroscopic database provides the largest collection of high-quality spectra of Northern Galactic OB stars, enabling advanced stellar research.

Contribution

This work introduces the IACOB database, a comprehensive, homogeneous collection of high-resolution spectra for Galactic OB stars, facilitating future astrophysical studies.

Findings

First scientific results obtained from the database

High-resolution spectra of 100+ OB stars available

Plans for extending and exploiting the database

Abstract

We present the IACOB spectroscopic database, the largest homogeneous database of high-resolution, high signal-to-noise ratio spectra of Northern Galactic OB-type stars compiled up to date. The spectra were obtained with the FIES spectrograph attached to the Nordic Optical Telescope. We briefly summarize the main characeristics and present status of the IACOB, first scientific results, and some future plans for its extension and scientific exploitation.