Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Gaia Shows That Messier 40 is Definitely Not a Binary Star |
| Authors: |
Merrifield, Michael R., Gray, Meghan E., Haran, Brady |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
Astrophysics |
| Subject Terms: |
Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics |
| More Details: |
M40 has always been something of an oddity in the Messier Catalogue, since it is just a pair of stars rather than an extended object. Doubts have also been expressed as to whether it is even a physical binary. Here, we note that the Hipparcos/Gaia parallaxes for these two stars remove all doubt: Messier 40 comprises a pair of entirely unrelated stars.
Comment: 1 page. Refereed and accepted for publication in Observatory |
| Document Type: |
Working Paper |
| Access URL: |
http://arxiv.org/abs/1612.00834 |
| Accession Number: |
edsarx.1612.00834 |
| Database: |
arXiv |
