Behavioral study of yellow supergiants. III - Forbidden N II emission of HR 8752 from 1961-1991

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Emission Spectra, Nitrogen, Spectral Line Width, Stellar Radiation, Supergiant Stars, Calibrating, Radial Velocity

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McDonald spectra of HR 8752 from the last 16 years reveal a constant radial velocity and a variable equivalent width of the forbidden N II emission at 6583 A. The 1976-1991 interval confirms and expands the increasing equivalent width trend first reported in Sheffer and Lambert (1987). The current equivalent width of 230 mA is the strongest forbidden N II emission ever observed from HR 8752. By analyzing published B and V photometry we establish that the cause of forbidden N II equivalent width variability is the variable continuum of HR 8752. Extension of the analyzed interval back to the 1961 discovery epoch is accomplished by a survey of both the spectroscopic and photometric literature. This uncovers a remarkable minimum in forbiden N II strength around 1973 and possibly demonstrates a cyclical behavior of the continuum with a 30-yr period, or longer.

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