The Orbital Period of HDE 226868 / Cyg X - 1 3

نویسندگان

  • J. LaSala
  • P. A. Charles
  • R. A. D. Smith
  • M. Ba lucińska - Church
  • M. J. Church
چکیده

We present epoch 1996, high-quality radial velocity data for HDE 226868, the optical counterpart of Cygnus X-1. Combining our results with all published historical data, we have derived a new ephemeris for the system of HJD2450235.29 +n×5.5998, which allows accurate orbital phase calculations to be made for any X-ray observations over the last 30 years. We find no evidence for any period change as has been suggested by Ninkov, Walker & Yang (1987). We discuss the shortcomings of previous work in establishing the period and orbital elements.

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تاریخ انتشار 1998