The unique object KR Aurigae

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy

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Stellar Spectrophotometry, Variable Stars, Visual Photometry, Black Holes (Astronomy), H Beta Line, H Gamma Line, Polarization Characteristics, Stellar Mass Accretion

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Six spectrograms of the peculiar variable star KR Aurigae are evaluated which were obtained over the wavelength range from 3700 to 5000 A with a dispersion of 92 A/mm. The H-beta line profile is found to provide evidence that material is being accreted by the star at a mean velocity of 3200 km/s. Polarization measurements and UBV estimates are reported which indicate that KR Aur might be a black hole. The distance of KR Aur is estimated to be 300 + or - 150 pc in terms of the black-hole model of Bisnovatyi-Kogan and Ruzmaikin (1974).

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