THE DISCOVERY OF A NEW DAV STAR USING IUE TEMPERATURE DETERMINATION

被引:42
作者
KANAAN, A
KEPLER, SO
GIOVANNINI, O
DIAZ, M
机构
[1] UNIV FED RIO GRANDE SUL,INST FIS,BR-91500 PORTO ALEGRE,RS,BRAZIL
[2] UNIV SAO PAULO,INST ASTRON & GEOFIS,BR-04301 SAO PAULO,BRAZIL
关键词
STARS; OSCILLATIONS; VARIABLE; OTHER; WHITE DWARFS;
D O I
10.1086/186379
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We report the discovery of a new ZZ Ceti star observed on the assumption that most DA stars with temperature near 11,000 K are pulsators and on a temperature determination using IUE data. Even though BPM 37093 had already been claimed as a nonvariable, it pulsates with a semi-amplitude of 4 mmag and a period of approximately 600 s, being the smallest amplitude ZZ Ceti star known to date.
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页码:L89 / L91
页数:3
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