Radial Velocity Monitoring of the Young Star Hubble 4: Disentangling Star-spot Lifetimes from Orbital Motion

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dc.citation.articleNumber33en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber1en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleThe Astrophysical Journalen_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber910en_US
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Adolfoen_US
dc.contributor.authorJohns-Krull, Christopher M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorPrato, L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Jayen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-12T15:10:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2021-05-12T15:10:05Zen_US
dc.date.issued2021en_US
dc.description.abstractWe studied the weak-lined T Tauri star Hubble 4, a known long-period binary, and its star-spot phenomena. We used optical radial velocity (RV) data taken over a span of 14 yr (2004–2010, 2017–2019) at the McDonald Observatory 2.7 m Harlan J. Smith Telescope and single epoch imaging from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST)/Wide Field Camera 3 instrument. The observed and apparent RV variations show contributions, respectively, from the binary motion as well as from a large spot group on one of the stars, presumed to be the primary. Fitting and removing the orbital signal from the RVs, we found the lower bound on the lifetime of a previously identified large spot group on the surface of the star to be at least 5.1 yr. An ~5 yr lower limit is a long, but not unprecedented, duration for a single spot group. The later epoch data indicate significant spot evolution has occurred, placing an upper bound on the spot group lifetime at 12 yr. We find that pre-main-sequence evolutionary models for the age of Taurus (~2 Myr), combined with component mass estimates from the literature, permit us to reproduce the HST relative photometry and the binary-induced contribution to the apparent RV variations. The long-lived star spot we find on Hubble 4 has significant implications for dynamo models in young stars, as it adds evidence for long lifetimes of magnetic field topologies. There are also significant implications for young star exoplanet searches, as long-lived coherent RV signals may be spot induced and not the result of planetary motion.en_US
dc.identifier.citationCarvalho, Adolfo, Johns-Krull, Christopher M., Prato, L., et al.. "Radial Velocity Monitoring of the Young Star Hubble 4: Disentangling Star-spot Lifetimes from Orbital Motion." <i>The Astrophysical Journal,</i> 910, no. 1 (2021) IOP Publishing: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abe237.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/abe237en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/110507en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherIOP Publishingen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Astronomical Society.en_US
dc.titleRadial Velocity Monitoring of the Young Star Hubble 4: Disentangling Star-spot Lifetimes from Orbital Motionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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