PA & angular separation measurements of 80 Tau Virtual Observatory Resource

Authors
  1. Torres G.
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    CDS
Abstract

The empirical mass-luminosity relation in the Hyades cluster rests on dynamical mass determinations for five binary systems, of which one is eclipsing and the other four are visual or interferometric binaries. The last one was identified and first measured more than 20yr ago. Here we present dynamical mass measurements for a new binary system in the cluster, 80 Tau, which is also a visual pair with a much longer orbital period of about 170yr. Although we lack the radial-velocity information that has enabled the individual mass determinations in all of the previous binaries, we show that it is still possible to derive the component masses for 80 Tau using only astrometric observations. This is enabled by the accurate proper motion measurements from the Hipparcos and Gaia missions, which constrain the orbital acceleration in the plane of the sky. Separate proper motion values from Gaia for the primary and secondary provide a direct constraint on the mass ratio. Our mass measurements, M_A_=1.63_-0.13_^+0.30^M_{sun}_ and M_B_=1.11_-0.14_^+0.21^M_{sun}_, are consistent with the mass-luminosity relation defined by the five previously known systems, which in turn is in good agreement with current models of stellar evolution.

Keywords
  1. multiple-stars
Bibliographic source Bibcode
2019ApJ...883..105T
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ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/883/105
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doi:10.26093/cds/vizier.18830105

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