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2000A&A...360.1067K - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 3601067-1076 (2000/8-3)

Study of FK Comae Berenices. II. Spot evolution from 1994 to 1997.

KORHONEN H., BERDYUGINA S.V., HACKMAN T., STRASSMEIER K.G. and TUOMINEN I.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present new surface (Doppler) images of the late-type single giant FK Com for June-July 1996, July-August 1996, April 1997 and June 1997. These images are compared with the previously published images from 1994 and 1995. The consecutive maps are cross-correlated to see the possible migration of the spots and the effects of differential rotation. The cross-correlation confirms an average longitudinal spot migration of 0.22±0.03 in phase within a year. This movement is probably an artifact caused by a difference between the accepted rotation period and the real photometric period for these years. If this is true, then the photometric rotation period for these years is 2.4037d±0.0005. Measurements from these four years and six maps limit the surface differential rotation to α=0.0001±0.0002, where α is the difference between polar and equatorial angular velocities relative to the equatorial angular velocity.

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Journal keyword(s): stars: activity - stars: imaging - stars: individual: FK Comae - stars: late-type - stars: starspots

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