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2004MNRAS.352..589B - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 352, 589-599 (2004/August-1)

Differential rotation and star-spot evolution on HK Aqr in 2001 and 2002.

BARNES J.R., JAMES D.J. and COLLIER CAMERON A.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present images of the rapidly rotating (Prot= 0.431 d) M1.5Ve dwarf HK Aqr, from data obtained during 2001 and 2002. Star-spots are found distributed at a range of latitudes during both observing seasons, but unlike other solar-type rapid rotators of higher mass, HK Aqr does not show a strong polar cap at either epoch. In addition to the surface brightness images, we make use of the four-night time-base over which the 2002 observations were made, in order to derive an estimate of the latitudinal dependent rotation on HK Aqr. We find that the equator-lap-pole time lies in the range -1449 to +448 d. Although very small, we are therefore unable to determine whether the degree of differential rotation is in the solar or anti-solar sense.

Abstract Copyright: 2004 RAS

Journal keyword(s): line: profiles - methods: data analysis - techniques: miscellaneous - stars: activity - stars: individual: HK Aqr (Gl 890) - stars: late-type

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