V1334 Cygni: A triple system containing a classical Cepheid

Authors
Citation
Nr. Evans, V1334 Cygni: A triple system containing a classical Cepheid, ASTRONOM J, 119(6), 2000, pp. 3050-3059
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ASTRONOMICAL JOURNAL
ISSN journal
00046256 → ACNP
Volume
119
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
3050 - 3059
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6256(200006)119:6<3050:VCATSC>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We have observed the small-amplitude Cepheid V1334 Cyg A (pulsation period 3.3 days) for nearly 30 years. From these radial velocity data we have deri ved an orbit with a period of 5 years. From this orbit we have derived limi ts on the mass of the companion (V1334 Cyg C) of 3.1 to 4.4 M.. The system is also a marginally resolved visual binary with a much longer period that has been observed for nearly a century. We have used an IUE high-resolution spectrum to conclude that the hottest star in the system (V1334 Cyg B), wh ich dominates the spectrum in the ultraviolet, is the wide companion, since the velocity is very near the systemic velocity.