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American Astronomical Society, Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society, 10(7), p. 225, 2023

DOI: 10.3847/2515-5172/ad05d0

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Hidden Companions to Intermediate-mass Stars. XI. Uncovering a 0.7 M <sub>⊙</sub>, 2.3 au Companion in the Astrometric Binary HIP 111200 = 58 Aquarii*

Journal article published in 2023 by Idel Waisberg ORCID, Ygal Klein ORCID, Boaz Katz ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Abstract We report on the direct VLTI/GRAVITY interferometric detection of a close companion in the nearby Hipparcos astrometric binary 58 Aquarii with a K band flux ratio of 5.0% at a projected separation 32 mas ↔ 2.3 au. Through isochrone fitting we find that the primary is a 1.4 Gyr old, 1.68 M late A-type star and the companion is a 0.72 M K-type star. The estimated cooling age of 900 Myr for the wide (9940 au), 0.70 M white dwarf (WD) companion to the system is consistent with a progenitor star of 2.9 M assuming single star evolution. The survival of the triple system at such large separation suggests a low kick in the formation of the WD or alternatively that it has since migrated outwards through three-body interaction.