Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jun 2005
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2005chjas...5...75z&link_type=abstract
Chinese Journal of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 5 Supplement, p. 75-79
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Black Holes: Individual (Cyg X-1), Stars:, Evolution, Stars: Individual (Hde 226868), X-Rays: Binaries, X-Rays: Individual (Cyg X-1)
Scientific paper
Calculations carried out to model the evolution of HDE 226868, under different assumptions about the stellar wind mass loss rate, provide robust limits on the present mass of the star. It has to be in the range 40±5 M&sun; if the distance to the system is in the range 1.95 to 2.35 kpc and the effective temperature of HDE 226868 in the range 30000 to 31000 K. Including into the analysis observational properties such as the profiles of the emission lines, rotational broadening of the absorption lines and the ellipsoidal light variations, one can estimate also the mass of the compact component. This estimate leads to the result 20±5 M&sun;. The same analysis (using the evolutionary models and the observational properties listed above) yields lower limit to the distance to the system of ˜ 2.0 kpc, if the effective temperature of HDE 22868 is higher than 30000 K. This limit to the distance does not depend on any photometric or astrometric considerations.
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