RMxAA

Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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Keywords

Main-Sequence Stars:Stellar Rotation
Stellar Rotation:Main-Sequence Stars

How to Cite

Rotation in lower main-sequence stars. (1986). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 12(1), 209-212. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/1986rmxaa..12..209q

Abstract

The authors calculated rotational periods for F and later stars. The known periods of BY Dra stars allowed to calibrate their relation for redder stars. Samples of stars with different kinematical ages are well separated, showing that older stars are rotating slower than younger ones in a way that depends on spectral type. If age is the main parameter governing the braking of rotation in single stars, then BY Dra stars must be very young.
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