2003A&A...404.1087K


Query : 2003A&A...404.1087K

2003A&A...404.1087K - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 404, 1087-1097 (2003/6-4)

The diameters of α Centauri A and B. A comparison of the asteroseismic and VINCI/VLTI views.

KERVELLA P., THEVENIN F., SEGRANSAN D., BERTHOMIEU G., LOPEZ B., MOREL P. and PROVOST J.

Abstract (from CDS):

We compare the first direct angular diameter measurements obtained on our closest stellar neighbour, αCentauri, to recent model diameters constrained by asteroseismic observations. Using the VINCI instrument installed at ESO's VLT Interferometer (VLTI), the angular diameters of the two main components of the system, αCenA and B, were measured with a relative precision of 0.2% and 0.6% respectively. Particular care has been taken in the calibration of these measurements, considering that VINCI is estimating the fringe visibility using a broadband K filter. We obtain uniform disk angular diameters for αCenA and B of θUD[A]=8.314±0.016mas and θUD[B]=5.856±0.027mas, and limb darkened angular diameters of θLD[A]=8.511±0.020mas and θLD[B]=6.001±0.034mas. Combining these values with the parallax from Soederhjelm (1999A&A...341..121S), we derive linear diameters of D[A]=1.224±0.003D and D[B]=0.863±0.005D. These values are compatible with the masses published by Thevenin et al. (2002A&A...392L...9T) for both stars.

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Journal keyword(s): techniques: interferometric - stars: binaries: visual - stars: evolution - stars: oscillations - stars: fundamental parameters - stars: individual: α Cen

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Number of rows : 10
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2024
#notes
1 * eps Eri BY* 03 32 55.8444911587 -09 27 29.739493865 5.19 4.61 3.73 3.00 2.54 K2V 1932 1
2 * 39 Eri PM* 04 14 23.6878980552 -10 15 22.620462156 7.18 6.07 4.90 4.01 3.44 K2III 112 0
3 * gam02 Vol PM* 07 08 44.8656955896 -70 29 56.149447560   4.774 3.746     K0III 74 0
4 * tet Cen PM* 14 06 40.94752 -36 22 11.8371 3.94 3.04 2.05 1.29 0.76 K0-IIIb 252 1
5 * alf Cen B PM* 14 39 35.06311 -60 50 15.0992 2.89 2.21 1.33     K1V 1024 2
6 * alf Cen A SB* 14 39 36.49400 -60 50 02.3737 0.96 0.72 0.01     G2V 1280 1
7 * alf Cen ** 14 39 40.4 -60 50 20   0.4 -0.1     G2V+K1V 953 0
8 * E Hya PM* 14 50 17.3082918816 -27 57 37.300431780 7.28 5.81 4.41 3.33 2.57 K2.5IIIbFe-1: 84 0
9 HD 216149 * 22 51 02.1589579824 -39 09 24.608634876   6.851 5.400     K3III 56 0
10 * alf PsA PM* 22 57 39.04625 -29 37 20.0533 1.31 1.25 1.16 1.11 1.09 A4V 1236 3

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