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On the Mass and Luminosity of V348 Sgr

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

D. Schönberner*
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische PhysikundSternwarte der Universitat KielOlshausenstr. 40, 2300 Kiel, F.R.G.

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In this short note, an attempt has been made to estimate mass and luminosity of the unique object, V348 Sgr, which appears to be a “Rosetta Stone” for our understanding of late stages of stellar evolution, as

  1. i) its photosphere is virtually hydrogen-free and carbon-rich as with an extreme helium star,

  2. ii) it fades irregularly as does a R CrB-star and

  3. iii) it is surrounded by a nebular shell similar to that surrounding Planetary Nebulae.

We know a great deal more about the above-mentioned objects than about V348 Sgr and this knowledge can be used to obtain estimates on mass and luminosity of the latter.

Type
IV Cool Hydrogen Deficient Stars
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1986

References

Heber, U., Heck, A., Houziaux, L., Manfroid, J., Schönberner, D.: 1984, Proc. 4th European IUE Conf., Rome, Italy, p. 367 Google Scholar
Webster, B.L., Glass, I.S.: 1974, Mon. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 166, 491 Google Scholar