VLBI Astrometry of the Stellar Image of U Herculis, Amplified by the 1667 OH Maser

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2000-03-21

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0003300v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

6 pages, 4 figures; to be published in A&A

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The OH 1667 MHz maser in the circumstellar shell around the Mira variable U Herculis has been observed with the NRAO Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) at 6 epochs, spread over 4 years. Using phase referencing techniques the position of the most blue-shifted maser spot was monitored with respect to two extra-galactic radio sources. The absolute radio positions of the maser can be compared with the stellar optical position measured by the Hipparcos satellite to 15 mas accuracy. This confirms the model in which one of the maser spots corresponds to the stellar continuum, amplified by the maser. The stellar proper motion and the annual parallax (5.3 +/- 2.1 mas) were measured.

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