Abstract
Observations of the mercury-manganese star Her with the Navy Prototype Optical Interferometer (NPOI) conclusively reveal the previously unseen companion in this single-lined binary system. The NPOI data were used to predict a spectral type of A8 V for the secondary star Her B. This prediction was subsequently confirmed by spectroscopic observations obtained at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Her B is rotating at 50 ± 3 km s-1, in contrast to the 8 km s-1 lines of Her A. Recognizing the lines from the secondary permits one to separate them from those of the primary. The abundance analysis of Her A shows an abundance pattern similar to those of other HgMn stars, with Al being very underabundant and Sc, Cr, Mn, Zn, Ga, Sr, Y, Zr, Ba, Ce, and Hg being very overabundant.
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