Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Feb 1997
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1997a%26a...317..689t&link_type=abstract
Astronomy and Astrophysics, v.317, p.689-693
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
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Astrometry, Stars: Subdwarf, Fundamental Parameters, Galaxy: Stellar Content
Scientific paper
We report on first results from an ongoing program to measure and analyze proper motions for hot subdwarf and white dwarf stars, with the aim of determining to which stellar population sdB stars (in the V magnitude range 10.5 to 14.5) belong. Ours is the largest sample of hot subdwarf proper motions measured to date. Our kinematic analysis suggests that the parent population of these hydrogen-rich sdB stars is as old or older than the old disk. We measure the absolute magnitude of the sdB in the field as M_V_=4.5, providing independent confirmation of absolute V magnitude estimates for these stars from clusters and spectroscopic analyses. Provided it can be shown that the sdO stars evolve from the sdB, then the sdO absolute V magnitude distribution is about 1 magnitude brighter than for the sdB, and 1 magnitude wider.
Flynn Chris
Saffer Rex
Thejll Peter
Williamson Ray
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