Bibcode
Simón-Díaz, S.; Garcia, M.; Herrero, A.; Maíz Apellániz, J.; Negueruela, I.
Bibliographical reference
Stellar Clusters & Associations: A RIA Workshop on Gaia. Proceedings. Granada, Spain, May 23 - 27, 2011. Edited by: Alfaro Navarro, E. J.; Gallego Calvente, A. T.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R., pp.255-259
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2011
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Description
The IACOB spectroscopic survey of Galactic OB stars is an ambitious
observational project aimed at compiling a large, homogeneous,
high-resolution database of optical spectra of massive stars observable
from the Northern hemisphere. The quantitative spectroscopic analysis of
this database, complemented by the invaluable information provided by
Gaia (mainly regarding photometry and distances), will represent a major
step forward in our knowledge of the fundamental physical
characteristics of Galactic massive stars. In addition, results from
this analysis will be of interest for other scientific questions to be
investigated using Gaia observations. In this contribution we outline
the present status of the IACOB spectroscopic database and indicate
briefly some of the synergy links between the IACOB and Gaia scientific
projects.