An extrasolar extreme-ultraviolet object. II - The nature of HZ 43

Details An extrasolar extreme-ultraviolet object. II - The nature of HZ 43 An extrasolar extreme-ultraviolet object. II - The nature of HZ 43

Oct 1976

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1976apj...209..525m&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, vol. 209, Oct. 15, 1976, pt. 1, p. 525-535.

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Extraterrestrial Radiation, Far Ultraviolet Radiation, Hot Stars, Stellar Evolution, White Dwarf Stars, X Ray Sources, Black Body Radiation, Energy Distribution, Planetary Nebulae, Stellar Radiation, Stellar Spectrophotometry, Stellar Temperature, Subdwarf Stars

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A variety of data are presented concerning the spectrum, distance, temperature, and evolutionary state of the hot white dwarf HZ 43, the first extrasolar object to be detected in the EUV band. The data include spectrophotometry of the star and its red dwarf companion (HZ 43B), a trigonometric parallax for the star, its tangential velocity, and results of soft X-ray and EUV observations. The main conclusions are that: (1) the spectrum of HZ 43A is that of a hot DAwk star, (2) HZ 43B is a dM3.5e star, (3) the distance of the system is about 65 pc, (4) the tangential velocity is not atypical of white dwarfs, and (5) the stellar energy distribution of HZ 43A is well fitted by a black body with an effective temperature of approximately 110,000 K. Evolutionary implications of the existence of an object as hot as HZ 43A are briefly considered, and it is suggested that the progenitors of hot DA stars must include objects hotter than spectral type sdB, with logical possibilities being nuclei of planetary nebulae and sdO stars.

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