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J/A+AS/147/5        AS 78 & MWC 657 spectroscopy        (Miroshnichenko+, 2000)
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Spectroscopy and photometry of the emission-line B-type stars AS 78 and MWC 657
    Miroshnichenko A.S., Chentsov E.L., Klochkova V.G., Kuratov K.S.,
    Sheikina T.A., Mukanov D.B., Bjorkman K.S., Gray R.O., Rudy R.J.,
    Lynch D.K., Mazuk S., Puetter R., Garcia-Lario P., Perea J.V., Bergner Yu.K.
   <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 147, 5 (2000)>
   =2000A&AS..147....5M
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ADC_Keywords: Stars, B-type ; Stars, emission ; Equivalent widths ;
              Radial velocities
Keywords: techniques: photometric - techniques: spectroscopic -
          stars: emission-line - stars: circumstellar matter -
          stars: individual (AS 78, MWC 657)

Abstract:
    We present the results of low- and high-resolution spectroscopic and
    multicolour photometric observations of two early-type emission-line
    stars, AS 78 and MWC 657. They were identified by Dong & Hu
    (1991ChA&A..15..275D) with the IRAS sources 03549+5602 and 22407+6008,
    respectively, among many other sources displaying a very strong
    infrared excess, V-[25]>=8mag. AS 78 is recognized as a photometric
    variable for the first time. A large near-IR excess radiation is
    detected in AS 78 and confirmed by new, higher-quality, data for
    MWC 657. Significant variations in the Balmer line profiles are
    detected for both objects. Modelling of the Balmer line profiles of AS
    78 obtained in 1994 yields the following parameters of the star and
    its wind: T_eff_~17000K, logL_bol_/L_{sun}_~4.0,
    dM/dt~10^-6^M_{sun}_/yr. The photometric and new spectroscopic data
    indicate that the star's T_eff_ increases with time, while the stellar
    wind changes its structure. Distances towards both objects are
    estimated on the basis of their radial velocities and the galactic
    rotation curve. Consideration of different options about the nature
    and evolutionary state of both objects leads us to suggest that they
    are binary systems containing a B-type intermediate-luminosity star
    and a gaseous disk around the less luminous component.

Objects:
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       RA   (2000)   DE      Designation(s)
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    03 58 59.7   +56 11 13   AS 78
    22 42 42.2   +60 24 01   MWC 657
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File Summary:
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 FileName      Lrecl  Records   Explanations
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ReadMe            80        .   This file
table9.dat        93      107   Lines identified in the optical spectra of
                                 AS 78 and MWC 657
table9.tex       121      206   LaTeX version of table 9
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See also:
    J/A+AS/104/315 : Member of Herbig Ae/Be stellar group (The+ 1994)

Byte-by-byte Description of file: table9.dat
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   Bytes Format Units   Label      Explanations
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   1- 10  A10   ---     Ident      Line identifications (1)
  11- 18  F8.2  0.1nm   LambdaLab  Laboratory wavelength
  19- 23  F5.2  ---     Ipeak1     ? MWC 657 peak intensity for the line
                                      normalized to the continuum (1994 OHP)
      24  A1    ---   u_Ipeak1     Uncertainty flag on Ipeak1 (2)
  25- 29  I5    km/s    HRV1       ? MWC 657 heliocentric radial velocity
                                      (1994 OHP)
      30  A1    ---   u_HRV1       Uncertainty flag on HRV1 (2)
  31- 35  F5.2  0.1nm   EW1        ? MWC 657 equivalent width (1994 OHP)
  36- 43  A8    ---     Note1      Note on lines (3)
  44- 48  F5.2  ---     Ipeak2     ? MWC 657 Peak intensity for the line
                                      normalized to the continuum (1999 SAO)
      49  A1    ---   u_Ipeak2     Uncertainty flag on Ipeak2 (2)
  50- 54  I5    km/s    HRV2       ? MWC 657 heliocentric radial velocity
                                      (1999 SAO)
      55  A1    ---   u_HRV2       Uncertainty flag on HRV2 (2)
  56- 60  F5.2  0.1nm   EW2        ? MWC 657 equivalent width (1999 SAO)
  61- 68  A8    ---     Note2      Note on lines (3)
  69- 73  F5.2  ---     Ipeak3     ? AS 78 peak intensity for the line
                                      normalized to the continuum (1999 SAO)
      74  A1    ---   u_Ipeak3     Uncertainty flag on Ipeak3 (2)
  75- 79  I5    km/s    HRV3       ? AS 78 heliocentric radial velocity
                                      (1999 SAO)
      80  A1    ---   u_HRV3       Uncertainty flag on HRV3 (2)
  81- 85  F5.2  0.1nm   EW3        ? AS 78 equivalent width (1999 SAO)
  86- 93  A8    ---     Note3      Note on lines (3)
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Note (1): Uncertain identifications are marked with colons, ?: indicates
           uncertain line presence
Note (2): Measurements of a low accuracy are marked with colons
Note (3): Notes:
      "P Cyg"  : P Cyg-type profiles
      "P Cyg:" : weak absorption component with an intensity of larger than
                  0.95 of the continuum
          "+f" refers to the following line
          "+p" refers to the preceding line
       "compl" : complicated profile
       "blend" : blend with another line
     For the Na I 5889 and 5895 lines in the OHP spectrum of MWC 657,
     RV of two additional absorption components are listed.
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Acknowledgements: Anatoly Miroshnichenko <ANATOLY@physics.utoledo.edu>
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(End)                                          Patricia Bauer [CDS]  17-Aug-2000

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