A dim candidate companion to εCephei

Details A dim candidate companion to εCephei A dim candidate companion to εCephei

2011-07-20

arxiv.org/abs/1107.3872v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics

5 pages, 3 figures

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Using a vector vortex coronagraph behind the 1.5-m well-corrected subaperture (WCS) at Palomar, we detected a second object very close to \epsilon Cephei, a \delta Scuti F0 IV star. The candidate companion, ~50 times fainter than \epsilon Cephei, if physically associated, is a late-type K or early M star, and lies at an angular separation of 330 mas, or 1.1 \lambda/D for the WCS, making it the smallest angle detection ever realized with a coronagraph in terms of \lambda/D units. The projected separation of the putative companion is ~8.6 AU, most likely on a highly eccentric orbit. The recently detected near-infrared excess is thus likely not due to hot dust. Moreover, we also show that the previously reported IRAS 60 \mu m excess was due to source confusion on the galactic plane.

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