Absolute dimensions of the unevolved B-type eclipsing binary GG Orionis

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2000-08-18

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0008299v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

To appear in The Astronomical Journal, December 2000

Scientific paper

10.1086/316855

We present photometric observations in B and V as well as spectroscopic observations of the detached, eccentric 6.6-day double-lined eclipsing binary GG Ori, a member of the Orion OB1 association. Absolute dimensions of the components, which are virtually identical, are determined to high accuracy (better than 1% in the masses and better than 2% in the radii) for the purpose of testing various aspects of theoretical modeling. We obtain M(A) = 2.342 +/- 0.016 solar masses and R(A) = 1.852 +/- 0.025 solar radii for the primary, and M(B) = 2.338 +/- 0.017 solar masses and R(B) = 1.830 +/- 0.025 solar radii for the secondary. The effective temperature of both stars is 9950 +/- 200 K, corresponding to a spectral type of B9.5. GG Ori is very close to the ZAMS, and comparison with current stellar evolution models gives ages of 65-82 Myr or 7.7 Myr depending on whether the system is considered to be burning hydrogen on the main sequence or still in the final stages of pre-main sequence contraction. We have detected apsidal motion in the binary at a rate of dw/dt = 0.00061 +/- 0.00025 degrees per cycle, corresponding to an apsidal period of U = 10700 +/- 4500 yr. A substantial fraction of this (approximately 70%) is due to the contribution from General Relativity.

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