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2011A&A...531A..61H - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 531A, 61-61 (2011/7-1)

Precise orbit solution of MML 53, a low-mass, pre-main sequence eclipsing binary in Upper Centaurus Lupus.

HEBB L., CEGLA H.M., STASSUN K.G., STEMPELS H.C., CARGILE P.A. and PALLADINO L.E.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present a double-lined orbit solution for MML 53, the recently discovered low-mass pre-main sequence eclipsing binary. Using high-resolution spectra from the SMARTS 1.5m echelle spectrograph, we measure precise radial velocities and derive the orbital parameters of the system. The 2.1 d orbit of the eclipsing pair is circular, and we find the minimum masses of the eclipsing components to be M1sin3i=0.97M and M2 sin3i=0.84M, with formal uncertainties of 2.0% and an additional systematic uncertainty of ≃2.5% most likely caused by large star spots on the primary star. MML 53 has been previously identified as a member of the Upper Centaurus Lupus (UCL) star forming region (age ∼15Myr). The systemic radial velocity from our orbit solution, vγ=+1.4±0.3±0.8km/s (statistical and systematic), is also consistent with kinematic membership in this association. In addition, we detect a change in vγ between 2006 and 2009 providing further evidence for the presence of a the third body in a wide (several year) orbit.

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Journal keyword(s): binaries: eclipsing - stars: pre-main sequence - binaries: spectroscopic - stars: fundamental parameters - stars: individual: MML 53

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