The magnetic field and rotational period of 53 Camelopardalis

被引:31
作者
Hill, GM
Bohlender, DA
Landstreet, JD
Wade, GA
Manset, N
Bastien, P
机构
[1] Univ Western Ontario, Dept Phys & Astron, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada
[2] Univ Montreal, Dept Phys, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[3] Univ Montreal, Observ Mt Megant, Montreal, PQ H3C 3J7, Canada
[4] Natl Res Council Canada, Dominion Astrophys Observ, Victoria, BC V8X 4M6, Canada
[5] Canada France Hawaii Telescope Corp, Kamuela, HI 96743 USA
关键词
stars : chemically peculiar; stars : individual : HD 65339; stars : magnetic fields;
D O I
10.1046/j.1365-8711.1998.01473.x
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The magnetic Ap star 53 Cam has been described as the best object for testing theories of elemental diffusion in the presence of a stellar magnetic field. It is thus vital to determine the rotational period of this very important star as accurately as possible. An improved period (8.02681 +/- 0.00004 d) is derived here by combining new measurements of the effective magnetic field with previously published values. (C) 1998 RAS.
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页数:3
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