The Orbit and Mass of the Cepheid AW Per – Renfrewshire Astronomical Society

The Orbit and Mass of the Cepheid AW Per
Nancy Remage Evans, Alexandre Gallenne, Pierre Kervella, Antoine M’erand, John Monnier, Richard I Anderson, H. Moritz G"unther, Charles Proffitt, Elaine M. Winston, Grzegorz Pietrzynski, Wolfgang Gieren, Joanna Kuraszkiewicz, Narsireddy Anugu, Rachael M. Roettenbacher, Cyprien Lanthermann, Mayra Gutierrez, Gail Schaefer, Benjamin R. Setterholm, Noura Ibrahim, Stefan Kraus
arXiv:2406.17881v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The Cepheid AW Per is a component in a multiple system with a long period orbit. The radial velocities of Griffin (2016) cover the 38 year orbit well. An extensive program of interferometry with the CHARA array is reported here, from which the long period orbit is determined. In addition, a {it Hubble Space Telescope} high resolution spectrum in the ultraviolet demonstrates that the companion is itself a binary with nearly equal mass components. These data combined with a distance from {it Gaia} provide a mass of the Cepheid (primary) of M$_1$ = 6.79 $pm$ 0.85 $M_odot$. The combined mass of the secondary is M$_S$ = 8.79 $pm$ 0.50 $M_odot$. The accuracy of the mass will be improved after the fourth Gaia data release expected in approximately two years.arXiv:2406.17881v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The Cepheid AW Per is a component in a multiple system with a long period orbit. The radial velocities of Griffin (2016) cover the 38 year orbit well. An extensive program of interferometry with the CHARA array is reported here, from which the long period orbit is determined. In addition, a {it Hubble Space Telescope} high resolution spectrum in the ultraviolet demonstrates that the companion is itself a binary with nearly equal mass components. These data combined with a distance from {it Gaia} provide a mass of the Cepheid (primary) of M$_1$ = 6.79 $pm$ 0.85 $M_odot$. The combined mass of the secondary is M$_S$ = 8.79 $pm$ 0.50 $M_odot$. The accuracy of the mass will be improved after the fourth Gaia data release expected in approximately two years.