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The resonant B1II + B1II binary BI 108

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 July 2011

Thomas Rivinius
Affiliation:
ESO, Chile
Ronald E. Mennickent
Affiliation:
U. de Concepcíon, Chile
Zbigniew Kołaczkowski
Affiliation:
U. Wroclawskiego, Poland
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Abstract

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BI 108 is a luminous variable star in the Large Magellanic Cloud classified B1 II. The variability consists of two resonant periods (3:2), of which only one is orbital, however. We discuss possible mechanisms responsible for the second period and its resonant locking.

Type
Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2011

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