The Age-related Properties of the HD 98800 System

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Apr 1996

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Astrophysical Journal v.460, p.984

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Stars: Circumstellar Matter, Stars: Abundances, Stars: Evolution, Stars: Individual Henry Draper Number: Hd 98800

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We present optical spectroscopy of the field K star system HD 98800, which has been found to have significant infrared emission from circumstellar material. The lithium abundances of the stars in HD 98800 are well above those of Pleiades of similar color, but activity levels and rotation in these stars are at or below Pleiades level. Thus, it is not yet possible to say whether HD 98800 is or is not a pre-mainsequence system, and it is possible that its components are on or near the zero-age main sequence.
However, the two visible objects that make up HD 98800 both have high levels of lithium and activity, strongly suggesting that they are physically related to one another. As shown by Torres and coworkers, having these stars physically tied implies that their relative orbit is highly eccentric and highly inclined to our line of sight, and it also means that we are viewing the HD 98800 system at an unusual time in its orbit.

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