Ha & Hb spectrum of VV Cephei - HD 208816 - SAO 19753 [M2epIa-Iab + B8:eV] - 2015-08-16 - Astrophoto

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Ha & Hb spectrum of VV Cephei - HD 208816 - SAO 19753 [M2epIa-Iab + B8:eV] - 2015-08-16

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VV Cephei is an eclipsing binary star system with a M2 and a B8 star
The emission lines are caused by a disk around the B star, probable an accretion disk with material feeded by the supergiant M star.
There is a campaign throug the next eclipse 2017 to 2019. More information about this:
Telescope: Astrophysics Starfire 5", f/8, d=130mm
Spectrograph: Lhires III, 2400gr, slit 23u    Resolution: 0.09 Å / pixel, resolving power = 17000
Camera: SBIG ST10-Xe    Acquisition software: SbigControl     Guiding software: DMKguider
Date: 16. August 2015,  Ha 21:17 - 22:09 UT, JD 2457251.4, Hb 22:40 - 23:01
Spectra with 2400 lines/mm, processed with BASS project and VSpec
Ha calibrated with external Ne lamp, normalized flux
Ha: 11  x 4 min., Hb: 3 x 8min
Dark corrected, cropped, enlarged by factor 4 and stacked with Giotto
Calibrated, RV-measure with HRV-MM2
Download spectrum DAT:  VVcep_20150816_Ha_1D.DAT
Download spectrum 1D FIT:  VVcep_20150816_Ha_1D.fit
Download BASS project bundle: VVcep_20150816_Ha.bun, VVcep_20150816_Hb.bun
Download complete project(9MB): VVcep_20150816.zip
Stellar data (Wikipedia.org):
Constellation: Cepheus, RA: 21h 56m 39.1s, Dec: +63° 37′ 32.0″
v = 4.91 mag, Mv = -6 mag
Distance: 4900 ly, 1500 pc
Mass: A ~ 25, B ~ 20 MΘ
Radius: A ~ 1600 - 1900, B ~10 RΘ
Luninosity: A ~ 200000-320000, B ~ 10000 LΘ
Surface Temperature: A: ~3800, B: ~25000 K
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