paper

An HST parallax of the distant cataclysmic variable V1223 Sgr, its system parameters, and accretion rate

arXiv:astro-ph/0402548 · doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20034424

Abstract

Using the Hubble space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor, we have measured the trigonometric parallax of the bright cataclysmic variable 1223 Sgr. The absolute parallax is pi(abs)= 1.96+-0.18mas, making V1223 Sgr the most distant CV with a well-determined trigonometric parallax. This distance, a Lutz-Kelker correction, and the previously measured extinction yield an absolute visual high-state magnitude Mv=4.0+-0.2. We outline a model, which is consistent with the observed spin-down of the white dwarf and provides for much of the UV/optical emission by reverberation of X-rays. From previous X-ray and UV/optical data, we derive an accretion luminosity Lacc=(2.6+-0.8)e34 erg/s, a white dwarf mass M_1=0.93+-0.12Msun, and an accretion rate dot M=(1.4+-0.3)e17 g/s.

arXiv commentAccepted for A&A, 9 pages, 2 figures

References in corpus (8)

Cited by in corpus (39)