Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1991
Abstract
Results are presented of spectroscopic observations of HD 33798 obtained to determine if this star is a short-period binary and to examine its evolutionary status. Analysis of 40 radial velocities indicates no periodic velocity variations, suggesting that the star is single, so its rapid rotation is highly unusual. This rotation is inconsistent with the rotational brake hypothesis advanced by Gray (1989). It is proposed that HD 33798 is in a post-main-sequence phase of evolution. Its space motion is similar to FK Com, suggesting that it is a coalesced binary in the process of spinning down. Scenarios are presented to explain its large lithium abundance. A version in which material is transferred from a rapidly rotating core is suggested as the most likely.
Recommended Citation
Fekel, F.C.; Marschall, L.A. "Chromospherically active stars. IX. HD 33798 = V390 Aurigae: a lithium-rich rapidly rotating single giant." Astronomical Journal, Vol. 102, p. 1439-1445 (1991)