OGLE-LMC-CEP0227

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OGLE-LMC-CEP0227
Artist’s impression of the remarkable double star OGLE-LMC-CEP0227.jpg
Artist’s impression of OGLE-LMC-CEP0227
Credit: ESO
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Mensa
Right ascension 04h 52m 15.678s[1]
Declination −70° 14′ 31.33″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.317[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type F7Ib / G4II[3][4]
Apparent magnitude (J) 13.727[1]
Apparent magnitude (H) 13.217[1]
Apparent magnitude (K) 13.262[1]
Variable type Eclipsing binary, Cepheid
Astrometry
Distance163000 ly
(50000 pc)
Orbit[3]
PrimaryA (Cepheid)
CompanionB
Period (P)309.404±0.002 days
Semi-major axis (a)389.86±0.77
Eccentricity (e)0.1659±0.0006
Inclination (i)86.833±0.016°
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)		342.0±0.6°
Details[3][4]
A (Cepheid)
Mass4.165 ± 0.032 M☉
Radius34.92 ± 0.34 R☉
Luminosity1439 L☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.971 ± 0.011 cgs
Temperature6050 ± 160 K
B
Mass4.134 ± 0.037 M☉
Radius44.85 ± 0.29 R☉
Surface gravity (log g)1.751 ± 0.010 cgs
Temperature5120 ± 130 K
Rotational velocity (v sin i)11.1 ± 1.2 km/s
Other designations
2MASS J04521567-7014313
Database references
SIMBADdata

OGLE-LMC-CEP0227 is an eclipsing binary (Cepheid variable) star,[5] pulsating every 3.8 days.[6] The star, in the Large Magellanic Cloud, was the first Cepheid star system found to be orbiting exactly edge on.[6]

The binary stars orbit each other 'edge on' to the line of sight from the earth. This unique configuration has allowed astronomers to refine their understanding of Cepheid stars. Studies of this very rare system have allowed astronomers to measure the Cepheid mass with unprecedented accuracy. However, study of the stars has indicated that there is still a discrepancy between observed mass and theoretical characteristics of this type of binary star.[6][5]

The two stars orbit each other every 309 days, and each has 4.14 solar masses. The primary component having an effective temperature of 5900k and the secondary a temperature of 5080K.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Cutri, Roc M.; Skrutskie, Michael F.; Van Dyk, Schuyler D.; Beichman, Charles A.; Carpenter, John M.; Chester, Thomas; Cambresy, Laurent; Evans, Tracey E.; Fowler, John W.; Gizis, John E.; Howard, Elizabeth V.; Huchra, John P.; Jarrett, Thomas H.; Kopan, Eugene L.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Light, Robert M.; Marsh, Kenneth A.; McCallon, Howard L.; Schneider, Stephen E.; Stiening, Rae; Sykes, Matthew J.; Weinberg, Martin D.; Wheaton, William A.; Wheelock, Sherry L.; Zacarias, N. (2003). "VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003)". CDS/ADC Collection of Electronic Catalogues. 2246: II/246. Bibcode:2003yCat.2246....0C.
  2. ^ Soszynski, I.; Poleski, R.; Udalski, A.; Szymanski, M. K.; Kubiak, M.; Pietrzynski, G.; Wyrzykowski, L.; Szewczyk, O.; Ulaczyk, K. (2008). "The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment. The OGLE-III Catalog of Variable Stars. I. Classical Cepheids in the Large Magellanic Cloud". Acta Astronomica. 58: 163. arXiv:0808.2210. Bibcode:2008AcA....58..163S.
  3. ^ a b c Pilecki, B. (2013). "Physical parameters and the projection factor of the classical Cepheid in the binary system OGLE-LMC-CEP-0227". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 436 (2): 953–967. arXiv:1308.5023. Bibcode:2013MNRAS.436..953P. doi:10.1093/mnras/stt1529. S2CID 119127008.
  4. ^ a b The spectral type, radius, gravity, temperature, luminosity, and observed magnitudes for the Cepheid are mean values, since the star pulsates regularly.
  5. ^ a b Neilson, H. R.; Langer, N. (2012). "Is there a mass discrepancy in the Cepheid binary OGLE-LMC-CEP0227?". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 537: A26. arXiv:1110.6657. Bibcode:2012A&A...537A..26N. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201117829. S2CID 118394822.
  6. ^ a b c d Pietrzyński, G.; Thompson, I. B.; Gieren, W.; Graczyk, D.; Bono, G.; Udalski, A.; Soszyński, I.; Minniti, D.; Pilecki, B. (2010). "The dynamical mass of a classical Cepheid variable star in an eclipsing binary system". Nature. 468 (7323): 542–4. arXiv:1012.0231. Bibcode:2010Natur.468..542P. doi:10.1038/nature09598. PMID 21107425. S2CID 4413016.

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