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The Eclipsing Triple System U Ophiuchi Revisited
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 July 2007
Abstract
We have redetermined the absolute dimensions of the mid B-type eclipsing binary U Oph from new light and radial-velocity curves, accounting for both the apsidal motion and the light-time orbit around the third star. The stars in U Oph have masses of 5.27 and 4.74 M⊙(±1.5%) and are located in the middle of the main-sequence band for an an age of ∼50 Myr. U Oph and three other systems (V760 Sco, MU, Cas and DI Her) all have components within 10% of 5M⊙ and ages below 100 Myr; we find significant heavy-element abundance differences between these young nearby stars.
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- Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 2 , Symposium S240: Binary Stars as Critical Tools & Tests in Contemporary Astrophysics , August 2006 , pp. 109 - 110
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- Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2007