Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2001-10-29
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
18 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in A&A
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20011458
Radial motions of stars in nearby moving clusters are determined from accurate proper motions and trigonometric parallaxes, without any use of spectroscopy. Assuming that cluster members share the same velocity vector (apart from a random dispersion), we apply a maximum-likelihood method on astrometric data from Hipparcos to compute radial and space velocities (and their dispersions) in the Ursa Major, Hyades, Coma Berenices, Pleiades, and Praesepe clusters, and for the alpha Persei, Scorpius-Centaurus, and `HIP 98321' associations. The radial motion of the Hyades cluster is determined to within 0.47 km/s (standard error), and that of its individual stars to within 0.6 km/s. For other clusters, Hipparcos data yield astrometric radial velocities with typical accuracies of a few km/s. A comparison of these astrometric values with spectroscopic radial velocities in the literature shows a good general agreement and, in the case of the best-determined Hyades cluster, also permits searches for subtle astrophysical differences, such as evidence for enhanced convective blueshifts of F-dwarf spectra, and decreased gravitational redshifts in giants. Similar comparisons for the Scorpius OB2 complex indicate some expansion of its associations, albeit slower than expected from their ages. As a by-product from the radial-velocity solutions, kinematically improved parallaxes for individual stars are obtained, enabling Hertzsprung-Russell diagrams with unprecedented accuracy in luminosity. For the Hyades (parallax accuracy 0.3 mas), its main sequence resembles a thin line, possibly with wiggles in it.
Dravins Dainis
Lindegren Lennart
Madsen Soeren
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