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Epsilon Aurigae during eclipse - IRAS observations of the cool secondary componentMeasurements of Epsilon Aur made from 5 to 60 microns over a period of less than 1 month during full eclipse, including special Infrared Astronomy Satellite (IRAS) observations at 12, 25, and 60 microns are presented. The observed flux at 60 microns agrees well with a prediction based on ground-based infrared monitoring of the eclipse ingress in 1982. Fits to the flux in excess of simple models for the primary star's infrared photospheric continuum yield T = 475 + or - 50 K, Omega = 8.6 + or - 1.0 x 10 to the -16th sr for the secondary. The total observed luminosity from the secondary is no larger than 50 solar luminosities.
Document ID
19860049369
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Backman, D. E.
(Hawaii, University Honolulu, United States)
Gillett, F. C.
(Kitt Peak National Observatory Tucson, AZ, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: Astrophysical Journal, Part 2 - Letters to the Editor
Volume: 299
ISSN: 0004-637X
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Report/Patent Number
ISSN: 0004-637X
Accession Number
86A34107
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-12-001-057
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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