Interferometric astrometry of the detached white dwarf - M dwarf binary feige 24 using HST fine guidance sensor 3: White dwarf radius and component mass estimates

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2382-2390

  Benedict, G Fritz ^a   Mcarthur, Barbara E ^a   Franz, Otto G ^b   Wasserman, L H ^b   Nelan, E ^c   Lee, J ^a   Fredrick, L W ^e   Jefferys, W H ^a   Van Altena, W ^d   Robinson, E L ^a   Spiesman, W J ^a   Shelus, P J ^a   Hemenway, P D ^f   Duncombe, R L ^g   Story, D ^h   Whipple, A L ⁱ   Bradley, A ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^c AURA for the European Space Agency   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^g The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^h Jackson and Tull   (United States)

ⁱ Allied Signal Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Binaries: general; Stars: distances; Stars: individual (Feige 24); Stars: late type; White dwarfs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008546310     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/301355     Document Type: Article

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