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Early-type semidetached system LY Aurigae

Journal Article · · Astrophys. J.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1086/163615· OSTI ID:5486410
In an effort to resolve a controversy regarding the configuration, mass ratio, and evolutionary status of the early-type close binary system LY Aur, the six bandpass OAO 2 observations of Heap and the ground-based observations combined by Eaton were analyzed. The Wilson and Devinney approach was used. The system is found to be semidetached, with the cooler and less massive component filling its Roche lobe, while the hotter component is close to its Roche surface. The system is not an early-type zero-age contact, as was suspected earlier. 20 references.
Research Organization:
Behlen Observatory, Lincoln, NE
OSTI ID:
5486410
Journal Information:
Astrophys. J.; (United States), Journal Name: Astrophys. J.; (United States) Vol. 298; ISSN ASJOA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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