Bibcode
Szabados, László; Derekas, Aliz; Kiss, Csaba; Klagyivik, P.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 426, Issue 4, pp. 3154-3159.
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2012
Citations
5
Refereed citations
4
Description
We present the analysis of photometric and spectroscopic data of two
bright Galactic Cepheids, X Puppis and XX Sagittarii. Based on the
available data in the literature as well as our own observations
spanning 75 years, we conclude that both Cepheids belong to
spectroscopic binary systems. However, the data are not sufficient to
determine the orbital periods or other elements for the orbit. This
discovery corroborates statements on the high frequency of occurrence of
binaries among classical Cepheids, a fact to be taken into account when
calibrating the period-luminosity relationship for Cepheids. The
photometric data revealed that the pulsation period of X Pup is
continuously increasing by ΔP = 0.007 559 d century-1,
likely caused by stellar evolution. The pulsation period of XX Sgr
turned out to be very stable over the last ˜100 years.