Masses, luminosities, and orbital coplanarities of the μ orionis quadruple-star system from phases differential astrometry

Astronomical Journal

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 766-776

  Muterspaugh, Matthew W ^a   Lane, Benjamin F ^b   Fekel, Francis C ^c   Konacki, MacIej ^d   Burke, Bernard F ^e   Kulkarni, S R ^f   Colavita, M M ^g   Shao, M ^g   Wiktorowicz, Sloane J ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NICOLAUS COPERNICUS ASTRONOMICAL CENTER   (Poland)

^e MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^g CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrometry; Binaries: close; Binaries: visual; Stars: distances; Stars: individual ( Equ, Peg Orionis, V819 Her); Techniques: interferometric

Indexed keywords

EID: 50949110223     PISSN: 00046256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0004-6256/135/3/766     Document Type: Article

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