Rotation in the Pleiades with K2: I. Data and first results

Young (125 Myr), populous ( > 1000 members), and relatively nearby, the Pleiades has provided an anchor for stellar angular momentum models for both younger and older stars. We used K2 to explore the distribution of rotation periods in the Pleiades. With more than 500 new periods for Pleiades...

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Main Authors: Rebull, LM, Stauffer, JR, Bouvier, J, Cody, AM, Hillenbrand, LA, Soderblom, DR, Valenti, J, Barrado, D, Bouy, H, Ciardi, D, Pinsonneault, M, Stassun, K, Micela, G, Aigrain, S, Vrba, F, Somers, G, Christiansen, J, Gillen, E, Cameron, AC
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2016