Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2008-01-28
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
4 pages with 2 figures. Accepted for publication as Research Note by Astronomy and Astrophysics
Scientific paper
10.1051/0004-6361:20078547
Using archival spectroscopic and photometric data, we searched for massive stars with Balmer-emission consistent with magnetically confined circumstellar material. HR 7355 is a formerly unknown He-strong star showing Balmer emission. At V=6.02 mag, it is one of the brightest objects simultaneously showing anomalous helium absorption and hydrogen emission. Among similar objects, only sigma Ori E has so far been subjected to any systematic analysis of the circumstellar material responsible for the emission. We argue that the double-wave photometric period of 0.52d corresponds to the rotation period. In tandem with the high projected equatorial velocity, v sin i=320 km/s, this short period suggests that HR 7355 is the most rapidly rotating He-strong star known to date; a class that was hitherto expected to host stars with slow to moderate rotation only.
Baade Dietrich
Rivinius Th.
Stefl Shannon
Townsend Richard H. D.
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