Absolute dimensions and masses of eclipsing binaries. IV - EE Pegasi is a triple star

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view Abstract Citations (28) References (28) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Absolute dimensions and masses of eclipsing binaries. IV. EE Pegasi is a triple star. Lacy, C. H. ; Popper, D. M. Abstract A previously unknown faint companion with an orbital period of about 4 years has been discovered orbiting the 2.6 day eclipsing binary in the EE Pegasi system. The third star was discovered by its effects on the radial velocities and times of primary eclipse of the eclipsing pair. Spectroscopic orbits derived from a three-body fit to the radial velocities have been combined with photometric orbits from photoelectric light curves to find very accurate masses and radii for components of the eclipsing binary: (2.15 + or - 0.02 solar masses, 2.09 + or - 0.03 solar radii) for the A3m primary and (1.33 + or 0.01 solar masses, 1.31 + or - 0.01 solar radii) for the F5 secondary. Theoretical evolutionary tracks indicate an age of about 3 x 10 to the 8th years based on the observed masses, radii, and luminosities. The F5 secondary of the eclipsing pair is still very close to the zero-age main sequence. The A3m primary is about halfway through its main sequence lifetime. Both are rotating synchronously with the orbital period. The third star is probably a low-mass main-sequence star of spectral type K or M. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: June 1984 DOI: 10.1086/162096 Bibcode: 1984ApJ...281..268L Keywords: Eclipsing Binary Stars; Stellar Magnitude; Stellar Mass; Stellar Rotation; Stellar Spectra; Triple Stars; Radial Velocity; Stellar Evolution; Stellar Luminosity; Stellar Spectrophotometry; Astrophysics full text sources ADS | data products SIMBAD (4) Related Materials (4) Part 1: 1977ApJ...218..444L Part 2: 1981ApJ...251..591L Part 3: 1982ApJ...261..612L Part 5: 1985ApJ...295..569L