HD 52721 - A close binary system among the Ae/Be Herbig stars

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Jun 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011ap.....54..214p&link_type=abstract

Astrophysics, Volume 54, Issue 2, pp.214-230

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Stars: Binary Systems: Circumstellar Medium- Individual: Hd 5272

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Photometric and high resolution spectroscopic data for the Herbig star HD 52721 obtained from October 2009 through October 2010 are presented. We confirm the cyclical character of the photometric variability of HD 52721 discovered previously by others. The variability shows up as minima in the light curve of this star which repeat with a period P = 0d.805 and are typical of eclipsing binary systems. ASAS data covering an observation period from September 2003 through December 2009 show that two neighboring photometric minima differ from one another, and the actual orbital period of the system must be twice as high (P = 1d.610). This is confirmed by the spectroscopic data. These show that the center of gravity of the emission Hα line and the profile of the HeI 6678 line with a distinct, bright circumstellar component have a clear correlation with a period of 1d.610. To all appearances, HD 52721 is a close binary system consisting of two class B2 stars with quite similar parameters. We propose that the observed cyclical variations in the circumstellar parameters may be related to the existence of a global azimuthal inhomogeneity within the shell which rotates synchronously with the orbital motion of the system components.

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