The distances of cataclysmic variables
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- 1 November 1981
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 197 (1) , 31-39
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/197.1.31
Abstract
A method is described for determining the distance of a cataclysmic variable by making use of the K (2.2 µm) magnitude of the secondary star. This is achieved by calibrating surface brightness in this band as a function of effective temperature. The method is relatively insensitive to the temperature and evolutionary state of the secondary. We apply the method to determine the distances of a number of dwarf novae and nova-like variables as well as the recurrent nova T CrB and the AM Her type binary VV Pup.Keywords
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