• DOI:10.1111/j.1745-3933.2008.00426.x
Corpus ID: 18848139

Polaris B, an optical companion of the Polaris (α UMi) system: atmospheric parameters, chemical composition, distance and mass

@article{Usenko2008PolarisBA,
  title={Polaris B, an optical companion of the Polaris (α UMi) system: atmospheric parameters, chemical composition, distance and mass},
  author={I. Usenko and V. Klochkova},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters},
  year={2008},
  volume={387}
}

• I. Usenko, V. Klochkova
• Published 2008
• Physics
• Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters

We present an analysis of high-resolution spectroscopic observations of Polaris B, the optical companion of the Polaris Ab system. The star has a radial velocity of −16.6 to −18.9 km s −1 , and a projected rotational velocity v sin i = 110 km s −1 . The derived atmospheric parameters are: T eff = 6900 K; log g = 4.3; V t = 2.5 km s −1 . Polaris B has elemental abundances generally similar to those of the Cepheid Polaris A, although carbon, sodium and magnesium are close to the solar values. At… Expand

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