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2009AJ....137.3222W - Astron. J., 137, 3222-3229 (2009/February-0)

System parameters for the eclipsing B-star binary HD 42401.

WILLIAMS S.J.

Abstract (from CDS):

I present results from an optical spectroscopic investigation of the binary system HD 42401 (V1388 Ori; B2.5 IV-V + B3 V). A combined analysis of V-band photometry and radial velocities indicates that the system has an orbital period of 2.18706±0.00005 days and an inclination of 75°.5 ±0°.2. This solution yields masses and radii of M1= 7.42±0.08 M☉ and R1= 5.60±0.04 R☉for the primary and M2= 5.16 ±0.03 M☉ and R2= 3.76±0.03 R☉for the secondary. Based on the position of the two stars plotted on a theoretical Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, I find that the age of the system is ≳ 25 Myr and that both stars appear overluminous for their masses compared to single-star evolutionary tracks. A fit of the spectral energy distribution based on photometry from the literature yields a distance of 832±89 pc to HD 42401.

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Journal keyword(s): binaries: spectroscopic - stars: early-type - stars: fundamental parameters - stars: individual: HD 42401

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