High Velocity Spectroscopic Binary Orbits from Photoelectric Radial Velocities: BD+20 5152, a Possible Triple System

Abstract: The spectroscopic orbit of a high proper motion star, BD+20 5152, is calculated from 34 CORAVEL-type radial velocity measurements. The star has a slightly eccentric orbit with a period of 5.70613 d, half-amplitude of 47.7 km/s and eccentricity of 0.049. The center-of-mass velocity of the system is -24.3 km/s. BD+20 5152 seems to be a triple system consisting of a G8 dwarf as a primary component and of two K6-M0 dwarfs as secondary and tertiary components. This model is based on the analysis of its UBVRI and JHK magnitudes. According to the SuperWASP photometry, spots on the surface of the primary are suspected. The excessive brightness in the Galex FUV and NUV magnitudes and a non-zero eccentricity suggest the age of this system to be less than 1 Gyr.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: High Velocity Spectroscopic Binary Orbits from Photoelectric Radial Velocities: BD+20 5152, a Possible Triple System ; volume:19 ; number:3-4 ; year:2010 ; pages:225-234 ; extent:10 ; Open astronomy ; 19, Heft 3-4 (2010), 225-234 (gesamt 10)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Sperauskas, J. ; Bartkevičius, A. ; Boyle, R. P. ; Deveikis, V.

Further information

• DOI: 10.1515/astro-2017-0423
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2405281608031.999819218916
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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