(VFTS 1003)

This star was found from the VLT-FLAMES Tarantula Survey [111]. In high angular-resolution near-IR images, it appears as a single, isolated object [121]. The star's blue emission-line spectrum resembles closely the one of the Galactic B[e]SG GG Car. VFTS 1003 was suggested to be either a Herbig B[e] star or a B[e] supergiant [111]. From its position in the near-IR diagram, a supergiant classification seems more likely. However, the lack of WISE photometry allows assigning VFTS 1003 only a candidate status. In addition, for a definite B[e] classification, red optical spectra are needed, because the optical spectra reported in the literature do not cover the region of the [O I] lines.
