PULSATIONAL ACTIVITY OF THE SMALL–AMPLITUDE CEPHEID POLARIS (α UMi) IN 2016-2017

We present the results of an analysis of 49 spectra of α UMi (Polaris) obtained during August – December 2016 and January – March 2017. Frequency analysis displays an unexpected decrease of the pulsational period up to 17.3 min in comparison to the 2015 observational set. The radial velocity amplitu...

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Main Authors: I. A. Usenko, V. V. Kovtyukh, A. S. Miroshnichenko, S. Danford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Odessa I. I. Mechnykov National University 2017-11-01
Series:Odessa Astronomical Publications
Online Access:http://oap.onu.edu.ua/article/view/114382