Astronomy:WW Aurigae

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Short description: Binary star in the constellation Auriga
WW Aurigae
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A light curve for WW Aurigae, plotted from Hiparcos data[1]
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Auriga
Right ascension  06h 32m 27.18477s[2]
Declination +32° 27′ 17.6324″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 5.82[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A4m + A5m[4]
B−V color index 0.188±0.007[3]
Variable type EA[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−8.7±0.9[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −26.3507[2] mas/yr
Dec.: −17.343[2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)11.1431 ± 0.0691[2] mas
Distance293 ± 2 ly
(89.7 ± 0.6 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)1.29[3]
Orbit[6]
Period (P)2.525 d
Eccentricity (e)0.00
Periastron epoch (T)2,432,945.539±1.0 JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
0.00°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
115.6 km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)
127.7 km/s
Details[7]
WW Aur A
Mass1.964±0.007 M
Radius1.980±0.009 R
Luminosity13.5[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.160±0.007 cgs
Temperature8,350±200 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)35±10 km/s
Age565±15 Myr
WW Aur B
Mass1.814±0.007 M
Radius1.807±0.009 R
Luminosity10.5[8] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.165±0.007 cgs
Temperature8,170±300 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)55±10[7] km/s
Other designations
WW Aur, BD+32°1324, FK5 2500, HD 46052, HIP 31173, HR 2372, SAO 59194[9]
Database references
SIMBADdata

WW Aurigae is an eclipsing binary star system in the northern constellation of Auriga. It has a combined maximum apparent visual magnitude of 5.86,[5] which is bright enough to be dimly visible to the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 11.1 mas,[2] it is located 293 light years from the Earth. The system is moving further away with a heliocentric radial velocity of −9 km/s, having come to within 212.5 ly some 3.12 million years ago.[3]

This is a double-lined[4] spectroscopic binary system, having a circular orbit with a period of 2.5 days.[6] It was discovered to be variable independently by Friedrich Schwab[10] and Heinrich Van Solowiew in 1918.[11] It was given its variable star designation in 1919.[12] Both components are metallic-lined, or Am stars, with a spectrum showing a deficiency of calcium and scandium, and an overabundance of heavier elements.[13] Together they form an EA, or Algol-type, eclipsing binary with the primary occultation reducing the net magnitude to a minimum of 6.54 and the secondary eclipse lowering it to 6.43, over a cycle time of 2.52501936 days.[5]

References

  1. "Hipparcos Tools Interactive Data Access". ESA. https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/hipparcos/interactive-data-access. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Vallenari, A. et al. (2022). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940  Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Anderson, E.; Francis, Ch. (2012). "XHIP: An extended hipparcos compilation". Astronomy Letters 38 (5): 331. doi:10.1134/S1063773712050015. Bibcode2012AstL...38..331A. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sreedhar Rao, S.; Abhyankar, K. D. (1991). "MK morphological study of AM stars at 66 A/mm". Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy 12 (2): 133. doi:10.1007/BF02709302. Bibcode1991JApA...12..133S. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Samus', N. N; Kazarovets, E. V; Durlevich, O. V; Kireeva, N. N; Pastukhova, E. N (2017). "General catalogue of variable stars: Version GCVS 5.1". Astronomy Reports 61 (1): 80–88. doi:10.1134/S1063772917010085. Bibcode2017ARep...61...80S. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Kitamura, M. et al. (1976). "Investigation of the metallic-line eclipsing binary system WW Aurigae. II - Spectrographic study". Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, Annals. Second 16 (1): 22–36. Bibcode1976AnTok..16...22K. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 Southworth, J.; Smalley, B.; Maxted, P. F. L.; Etzel, P. B. (December 2004). "The A-Star Puzzle, held in Poprad, Slovakia, July 8-13, 2004". in Zverko, J.; Ziznovsky, J.; Adelman, S. J. et al.. 224. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 548–561. doi:10.1017/S1743921305009324. Bibcode2004IAUS..224..548S. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 Southworth, J. (July 2015). "Living Together: Planets, Host Stars and Binaries, Proceedings of a conference held 8-12 September 2014 in Litomyšl, Czech Republic". in Rucinski, Slavek M.; Torres, Guillermo; Zejda, Miloslav. 496. San Francisco. pp. 164–165. Bibcode2015ASPC..496..164S. 
  9. "HD 46052". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=HD+46052. 
  10. Schwab, Friedrich (March 1918). "Ein neuer Veränderlicher vom Algoltypus. 3.1918 Aurigae". Astronomische Nachrichten 206 (8): 67. doi:10.1002/asna.19182060805. Bibcode1918AN....206Q..67S. https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1918AN....206Q..67S. Retrieved 2 December 2024. 
  11. Dugan, Raymond Smith (1930). "The Eclipsing Variables WW Aurigae, W Ursae Minoris". Contributions from the Princeton University Observatory 10: 1–27. Bibcode1930CoPri..10....1D. 
  12. Hartwig; Kempf; Müller (January 1919). "Benennung von neu entdeckten veränderlichen Sternen". Astronomische Nachrichten 208 (5): 57–68. doi:10.1002/asna.19182080502. Bibcode1919AN....208...57.. https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/1919AN....208...57.. Retrieved 2 December 2024. 
  13. Pavlovski, K. et al. (April 2008). "Spectral disentangling of the metallic-lined binary system WW Aurigae". Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso 38 (2): 437–438. Bibcode2008CoSka..38..437P.