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2003A&A...399L..11A - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 399, L11-14 (2003/2-3)

Why does the spotted UX Ari system get bluer as it gets darker?

AARUM ULVAS V. and ENGVOLD O.

Abstract (from CDS):

We present simplified calculations of UX Ari B-V colour index and V magnitude for a range of parameter values. The results of our calculations are compared to previously published measurements. We find that our calculations reproduce the well established colour-brightness relation (UX Ari gets bluer as it gets darker) only if the dark spots on the surface of the K star are accompanied by bright facular areas. There is currently an ambiguity between the temperature of the facular areas and the portion of the stellar surface occupied by them.

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Journal keyword(s): stars: activity - binaries: spectroscopic - stars: individual: UX Ari - stars: late-type - starspots

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