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25. F6

The G band is slightly stronger than at class F5. Fe I 4045 and lambda 4226 are stronger relative to Hgamma and Hdelta.

The ratios of lambda 4077 to lambda 4226 and to the Fe lines at lambdalambda 4045, 4063, and 4071 are sensitive criteria of luminosity, Luminosity classes III, IV, and V, which are separated from one another by about 1 mag., are distinguishable without ambiguity. Spectroscopic parallaxes of high accuracy can be determined for the low-luminosity stars of classes F5-F8.

TABLE 20
STANDARDS AT F6

Star MKK a delta m HD

pi3 Ori...... F6 V 04:44 +06°47' 3.3 F8
rho Pup....... F6 II 08:03 -24 01 2.9 F5
sigma2 UMa.... F6 IV 09:01 +67 32 4.9 F8
theta UMa...... F6 III 09:26 +52 08 3.3 F8p
tau Boo........ F6 IV 13:42 +17 57 4.5 F5
iota Vir........ F6 III 14:10 -05 31 4.2 F5
theta Boo....... F6 IV 14:21 +52 19 4.1 F8
gamma Ser........ F6 IV 15:51 +15 59 3.9 F5
chi Dra....... F6 V 18:22 +72 41 3.7 F8
xi Peg....... F6 III-IV 22:41 +11 40 4.3 F5

Plate 33. The Cluster-Type Variable RR Lyrae
Plate 33
High resolution image

Plate 35. Luminosity Effects at F6
Plate 35
High resolution image

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