The spectroscopic orbit of Capella revisited

2011/04/30 by M. Weber, Michael Weber, K. G. Strassmeier +1 · 3 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #Astronomy #Astrophysics #Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies #Atomic physics #Binary star #Component (thermodynamics) #Context (archaeology) #Giant star #Helium #History #Orbit (dynamics) #Physics #Star (game theory) #Stars #Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies #astro-ph.SR

paper · pdf · doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201116885

published as A&A 531 (2011) A89

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Abstract

Context. Capella is among the few binary stars with two evolved giant components. The hotter component is a chromospherically active star within the Hertzsprung gap, while the cooler star is possibly helium-core burning.

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