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HR Aurigae - an active binary?

Charles Loomis, E. G. Schmidt

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Photometric and spectral observations of the variable star HR Aurigae are presented. Based on these data we conclude that this star, previously regarded as a type II Cepheid, is, in fact, an active binary.

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Photometric and spectral observations of the variable star HR Aurigae are presented. Based on these data we conclude that this star, previously regarded as a type II Cepheid, is, in fact, an active binary.

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Photometric and spectral observations of the variable star HR Aurigae are presented. Based on these data we conclude that this star, previously regarded as a type II Cepheid, is, in fact, an active binary.

Key concepts: Physics, Astrophysics, Binary star, Cepheid variable, Variable star, Stars, Light curve, Astronomy

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