THE PULSATION MODE OF THE CEPHEID POLARIS
- Department of Astronomy and Physics, Saint Mary's University, Halifax NS B3H 3C3 (Canada)
- Astronomical Observatory, Odessa National University, and Isaac Newton Institute of Chile, Odessa Branch, T. G. Shevkenko Park, 65014 Odessa (Ukraine)
A previously derived photometric parallax of 10.10 {+-} 0.20 mas, d = 99 {+-} 2 pc, is confirmed for Polaris by a spectroscopic parallax derived using line ratios in high dispersion spectra for the Cepheid. The resulting estimates for the mean luminosity of (M{sub V} ) = -3.07 {+-} 0.01 s.e., average effective temperature of (T{sub eff}) = 6025 {+-} 1 K s.e., and intrinsic color of ((B) - (V)){sub 0} = +0.56 {+-} 0.01 s.e., which match values obtained previously from the photometric parallax for a space reddening of E{sub B-V} = 0.02 {+-} 0.01, are consistent with fundamental mode pulsation for Polaris and a first crossing of the instability strip, as also argued by its rapid rate of period increase. The systematically smaller Hipparcos parallax for Polaris appears discrepant by comparison.
- OSTI ID:
- 22078362
- Journal Information:
- Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 762, Issue 1; Other Information: Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 2041-8205
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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