# The Red Supergiant Content of the Local Group

**Authors:** Philip Massey, Emily Levesque, Kathryn Neugent, Kate Evans, Maria, Drout, and Madeleine Beck

arXiv: 1702.00221 · 2017-11-15

## TL;DR

This paper reviews recent efforts to identify and analyze red supergiants in Local Group galaxies, enhancing understanding of their properties and distribution.

## Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of recent methods and findings related to red supergiants in Local Group galaxies.

## Key findings

- Improved identification techniques for RSGs
- Characterization of RSG properties in multiple galaxies
- Insights into the distribution of RSGs in the Local Group

## Abstract

We summarize here recent work in identifying and characterizing red supergiants (RSGs) in the galaxies of the Local Group.

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## References

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