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Photometric Investigation of Visual Binaries with a Component above the Main Sequence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

O.G. Franz*
Affiliation:
Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002, U.S.A.

Abstract

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Visual binaries containing a component above the main sequence in combination with a main-sequence star provide an excellent opportunity for determining absolute magnitudes of evolved stars. Some aspects of this technique are discussed, and preliminary results are presented.

Type
Part II: Evolutionary Trends in Wide Binary Systems
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1982

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