First Determination of the Distance and Fundamental Properties of an Eclipsing Binary in The Andromeda Galaxy

Abstract

We present the first detailed spectroscopic and photometric analysis of an eclipsing binary in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). This is a 19.3-mag semi-detached system with components of late-O and early-B spectral types. From the light and radial velocity curves we have carried out an accurate determination of the masses and radii of the components. Their effective temperatures have been estimated from the modeling of the absorption line spectra. The analysis yields an essentially complete picture of the properties of the system, and hence an accurate distance determination to M31. The result is d=772+/-44 kpc ((m-M)_0=24.44+/-0.12 mag). The study of additional systems, currently in progress, should reduce the uncertainty in the M31 distance to better than 5%.

arXiv comment6 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in ApJ Letters

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