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Jun 1995
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1995apj...445..526e&link_type=abstract
Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 445, no. 2, p. 526-536
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Light Curve, Solar Activity, Spatial Distribution, Starspots, Stellar Models, Stellar Temperature, Color Photography, Iteration, Luminous Intensity, Stellar Color, Stellar Radiation
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An improved method for the modeling of light curves of spotted stars is presented. This method still operates by trial and error but assumes numerous spots, unlike the other classical light-curve solutions of one-spot or standard two-spot models. The symmetry implied by the solar analogy, which describes the distribution of spots, helps reduce the number of free parameters. Automatic iterations converge to a unique solution of spot parameters (temperature, sizes, and locations) to produce theoretical light curves fitting the five-color photometry (UBVRI) of HD 12545. The spot temperature is treated as a free parameter simultaneously with the sizes and locations, unlike other models which usually predict it from V-I or V-R color curves prior to the trials. The spots are found to be 1280 K cooler than the Teff = 4820 K of this cool giant and to cover approximately 27% of the total surface at +/- 18 deg away from the equator.
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