Eclipsing binaries and the Lutz-Kelker bias

Authors
Jerzykiewicz, M
Citation
M. Jerzykiewicz, Eclipsing binaries and the Lutz-Kelker bias, ACT ASTRONO, 51(2), 2001, pp. 151-158
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Space Sciences
Journal title
ACTA ASTRONOMICA
ISSN journal
00015237 → ACNP
Volume
51
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
151 - 158
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5237(2001)51:2<151:EBATLB>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Using examples from the literature, we demonstrate that ignoring the Lutz-K elker bias may degrade agreement between results derived from eclipsing bin aries and those based on trigonometric parallaxes. In addition, we show tha t eclipsing binaries are excellent standard candles.