RMxAA

Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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Keywords

binaries: general
binaries: visual
stars: individual (HD 37269
ADS 4229)

How to Cite

Orbital Elements for BU 1240 AB. Nature of the C and D Components. (2008). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 44(1), 137-147. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/2008rmxaa..44..137r

Abstract

New orbital parameters and masses for WDS 05386+3030 = BU 1240 AB were determined prompted by the large residuals seen in recent speckle measurements from 1985. A combined solution of graphical (to determine preliminary parameters) and analytical methods was used. The preliminary orbit was refined using the differential correction method by Heintz. The physical characteristics of the C and D components were studied using BVIJHK photometry, historical astrometry and kinematical data. Several criteria indicate a physical nature for C and an optical nature for D.
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