The Discovery Of Stellar Oscillations In The K Giant Iota Draconis

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2008-11

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Zechmeister, M.
Reffert, S.
Hatzes, A. P.
Endl, M.
Quirrenbach, A.

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iota Dra (HIP 75458) is a well-known example of a K giant hosting a substellar companion. We present radial velocity measurements of this star from observations taken with three different instruments spanning nearly 8 years. They show more clearly that the RV period is long-lived and coherent thus supporting the companion hypothesis. The longer time baseline now allows for a more accurate determination of the orbit with a revised period of P = 511 d and an additional small linear trend, indicative of another companion in a wide orbit. Moreover we show that the star exhibits low amplitude, solar-like oscillations with frequencies around 3-4 d(-1) (34.7-46.3 mu Hz).

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Zechmeister, M., S. Reffert, A. P. Hatzes, M. Endl, and A. Quirrenbach. >The Discovery Of Stellar Oscillations In The K Giant Iota Draconis.> Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 491, No. 2 (Nov., 2008): pp. 531-536.