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A massive binary, in which the primary becomes a supernova, should leave a luminous secondary near the centre of its remnant. Contrary to expectation no statistically significant excess of OB stars is, however, found near the centres of optically visible galactic supernova remnants.
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Van den Bergh, S. A search for OB stars in supernova remnants. J Astrophys Astron 1, 67–70 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02727950
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