RS Gruis: a dwarf cepheid in a binary system
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- 1 September 1978
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Vol. 184 (1) , 1-10
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/184.1.1
Abstract
Simultaneous BVRI photometry and photoelectric radial velocities are presented for the dwarf cepheid (AI Vel star) RS Gru. It is shown that the centre of mass velocity varies from cycle to cycle and clearly indicates the presence of a companion. The data are insufficient to determine the orbital period. A modified Wesselink analysis is used to determine a radius of 2.9 solar radii. This is consistent with an immediate post-main sequence state of evolution. The Barnes–Evans method of distance estimation is not applicable because of the presence of the companion.Keywords
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