S MUS B revisited

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Dec 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aj....108.2251e&link_type=abstract

Astronomical Journal (ISSN 0004-6256), vol. 108, no. 6, p. 2251-2258

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binary Stars, Cepheid Variables, Silicon, Spectral Energy Distribution, Stellar Evolution, Stellar Mass, Ultraviolet Astronomy, Ultraviolet Spectra, B Stars, Convective Flow, Iue, Stellar Luminosity, Stellar Magnitude

Scientific paper

IUE high dispersion spectra have been used to investigate the spectral type of the companion of the classical Cepheid S Mus, using Si II and III lines near 1300 A. In addition, the energy distribution from 1200 to 3200 A from IUE low resolution spectra has also been compared with standard stars. The resulting spectral type is B3.5 V (with a reddening of E(B-V) = 0.21 mag). Using the magnitude difference between the two stars and the Cepheid luminosity, the binary components are compared with evolutionary tracks computed by four groups. A mass between 5.5 and 6.0 solar masses results from all tracks. On the other hand, the relatively small luminosity difference between the two stars is only consistent with tracks with minimal convective overshoot and a companion nearing the end of the main sequence phase.

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