On the nature of high reddening of Cygnus OB2 #12 hypergiant

© 2016 The Authors.To explain the nature of the high reddening (AV ≃ 10 mag) towards one of the most luminous stars in the Galaxy - Cyg OB2 #12 (B5 Ia-0), also known as MT304, we carried out spectrophotometric observations of 24 stars located in its vicinity. We included five new Bstars among the members of Cygnus OB2, and for five more photometrically selected stars we spectroscopically confirmed their membership. We constructed the map of interstellar extinction within 2.5 arcmin radius and found that interstellar extinction increases towards MT304. According to our results the most reddened OB-stars in the association after MT304 are J203240.35+411420.1 and J203239.90+411436.2, located about 15 arcsec away from it. Interstellar extinction towards these stars is about 9 mag. The increase of reddening towards MT304 suggests that the reddening excess may be caused by the circumstellar shell ejected by the star during its evolution. This shell absorbs 1 mag, but its chemical composition and temperature are unclear. We also report the detection of a second component of MT304, and discovery of an even fainter third component, based on data of speckle interferometric observations taken with the Russian 6-m telescope

Physical and dynamical parameters of the multiple system HD 222326

We present the results of our study of the physical and dynamical parameters of the multiple system HD 222326. A new method for determining the individual radial velocities of components in wide binary and multiple systems in the case of small radial-velocity differences (δV r the FWHMfor the line profiles) is suggested and tested for both model systems and the binary HD 10009. This testing yielded the component radial velocities V r 1,2 for HD 10009, enabling us to derive the center-of mass velocity, V γ, for the first time. We determined the radial velocities of the components of HD 222326 from high-resolution spectra, and refined the orbital parameters of the subsystems using speckle-interferometric observations. A combined spectroscopic and speckle interferometric analysis enabled us to find the positions of the components in the spectral type-luminosity diagram and to estimate their masses. It is likely that the components are all in various evolutionary stages after leaving the main sequence. We analyzed the dynamical evolution of the system using numerical modeling in the gravitational three-body problem and the known stability criteria for triple systems. The system is probably stable on time scales of at least 106 years. The presence of a fourth component in the system is also suggested. © 2008 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

Physical parameters and dynamical properties of the multiple system ι UMa (ADS 7114)

We analyze the physical parameters, orbital elements, and dynamic stability of the multiple system ι UMa (HD 76644 = ADS 7114). We have used the positions from the WDS catalog and our own observations on the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the 1.5-m Russian-Turkish Telescope (Antalya, Turkey). We have obtained more precise orbital parameters of the subsystems, and spectral types, absolute magnitudes, and masses of the components. The primary has Sp = F0 V-IV, M = 1.7 ± 0.1M ⊙, T eff = 7260 ± 70 K, and log g = 4.30 ± 0.07. The companion in the close Aa subsystem is most likely a white dwarf with a mass of approximately 1.0 ± 0. 3M ⊙. The spectral types and masses of the components in the BC subsystem are M3V, M4V and 0.35 ± 0.05M ⊙, 0.30 ± 0.05M ⊙, respectively. The total mass is 3.4 ± 0.4M ⊙. The Aa subsystem probably has an orbital period of 4470 d = 12.2 y and an eccentricity of approximately 0.6. The outer subsystem seems to have a period of approximately 2084 yrs and an eccentricity of approximately 0.9. We have carried out simulations using the stability criteria and shown that for all possible variations in the component parameters, the multiple system is unstable on a time scale of less than 10 6 years with a probability exceeding 0.98. Possible reasons for this instability are discussed. © 2012 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

The multiple system ADS 9626: A quadruple star or an encounter of two binaries?

© 2014, Pleiades Publishing, Ltd. The parameters of the quadruple system ADS 9626 (µ Boo) are analyzed. The system consists of two double stars: the Aa pair with an angular separation of ρ = 0.08″ and the BC pair with an angular separation of ρ = 2.2″, separated by ρ = 107″ and having the same parallaxes and proper motions. Position observations with the Pulkovo 26″ refractor have yielded from direct astrometric measurements the difference in the apparent magnitudes and the component-mass ratio for the BC subsystem: Δm = 0.59 ± 0.06, M(B)/M(C) = 1.18 ± 0.02. Spectroscopy with the Russian-Turkish 1.5-m telescope has yielded the radial velocities and physical parameters of the Aa, B, and C components. Speckle-interferometric observations with the 6-m telescope of the Special Astrophysical Observatory have provided the first measurements of the magnitude difference in the close Aa subsystem: Δm = 0.46 ± 0.03 (λ = 5500 Å) and Δm = 0.41 ± 0.03 (λ = 8000 Å). The new observations are consistent with the known orbits, which were used to find the radial velocities for the centers of mass of the inner subsystems. Themotion of the outer pair, Aa-BC, is studied using the apparent motion parameters (AMP) method. It is not possible to derive an elliptical orbit for this pair; the elements of a hyperbolic orbit have been estimated. The difference of the heavy-element abundances for the Aa and BC subsystems of 0.5 dex confirms that these pairs have a different origin. This suggests that we are observing here a close encounter of two binary stars

Physical parameters and dynamical properties of the multiple star o and

An analysis of the physical characteristics, orbital parameters, and dynamical stability of the multiple Be star HD 217675 (o And) is presented. Observations on the 6-m SAO and 1.5-m RTT telescopes are used to refine the orbital parameters of the subsystems. The spectral types, absolute magnitudes, and masses of the components are estimated. The total mass of the system is 18 ± 2 M⊙. It is shown that the configuration of the system is 2 + 2, where one of the subsystems is a spectral binary with a period of 33 d and the outer pair has a period of 117 yr. The parameters of the second inner subsystem are uncertain, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions about the stability of this multiple star. © 2010 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd

The EMCCD-Based Speckle Interferometer of the BTA 6-m Telescope: Description and First Results

The description is given for the speckle interferometer of the BTA 6-m telescope of the SAO RAS based on a new detector with an electron multiplication CCD. The main components of the instrument are microscope objectives, interference filters and atmospheric dispersion correction prisms. The PhotonMAX-512B CCD camera using a back-illuminated CCD97 allows up to 20 speckle images (with 512$\times$512 pix resolution) per second storage on the hard drive. Due to high quantum efficiency (93% in the maximum at 550 nm), and high transmission of its optical elements, the new camera can be used for diffraction-limited (0.02$''$) image reconstruction of $15^{m}$ stars under good seeing conditions. The main advantages of the new system over the previous generation BTA speckle interferometer are examined.Comment: 18 pages, 14 figure