Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 1991
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991a%26a...251..531o&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 251, no. 2, Nov. 1991, p. 531-535.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Late Stars, Light Curve, Starspots, Stellar Activity, Astronomical Photometry, Longitude Measurement, Stellar Orbits
Scientific paper
Thirteen years of photometry were used to study active longitudes on the surface of HK Lacertae. The decaying and forming phenomena of active areas in the years of 1980-1981, 1983-1984, and 1988-1989 are shown. New activity centers suddenly occur near the same orbital phase (0.6) and have lifetimes of several (greater than 6) years. The average rotational period of HK Lac is 24.2852 d; compared to the orbital period of 24.4284 d, this implies a 32 degree/year drift of the active areas on the stellar surface. Two possible interpretations for the period difference are discussed: pseudosynchronism and rigidity of magnetic patterns. The active longitudes on HK Lac are compared with similar phenomena found on the sun.
Hall David S.
Henry Gregory W.
Oláh Katalin
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