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Southworth, J, Smalley, B, Maxted, PFL and Etzel, PB (2004) Accurate fundamental parameters of eclipsing binary stars. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, 2004 (IAUS22). pp. 548-561. ISSN 1743-9221

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Abstract

The study of detached eclipsing binaries is one of the most powerful ways to investigate the properties of individual stars and stellar systems. We present preliminary masses, radii and effective temperatures for the eclipsing binary WW Aurigae, which is composed of two metallic-lined A-type stars. We also reanalyse the data on HD 23642, an A-type eclipsing binary member of the Pleiades open cluster with a metallic-lined component, and determine its distance to be 139 +/- 4 pc. This is in agreement with the traditional Pleiades distance, but in disagreement with distance to the Pleiades, and to HD 23642 itself, derived from Hipparcos trigonometrical parallaxes.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: stars:binaries:close; stars:binaries:eclipsing; stars:binaries:spectroscopic; stars:chemically peculiar; stars: distances; stars:evolution; stars:fundamental parameters
Subjects: Q Science > QB Astronomy
Divisions: Faculty of Natural Sciences > School of Physical and Geographical Sciences
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Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 29 Jan 2015 15:42
Last Modified: 06 Jul 2018 13:07
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/229

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