The near-infrared and ice-band variability of Haro 6-10
Abstract
We have monitored the angularly resolved near infrared and 3.1 mu m ice-band flux of the components of the young binary Haro 6-10 on 23 occasions during the years 1988 to 2000. Our observations reveal that both the visible star Haro 6-10 (Haro 6-10S) and its infrared companion (Haro 6-10N) show significant variation in flux on time scales as short as a month. The substantial flux decrease of Haro 6-10S over the last four years carries the reddening signature of increased extinction. However, a comparable K-band flux increase observed in the IRC is associated with a dimming in the H-band and cannot be explained by lower extinction. Absorption in the 3.1 mu m water-ice feature was always greater towards the IRC during our observations, indicating a larger amount of obscuring material along its line of sight. We detect variability in the ice-band absorption towards Haro 6-10S and Haro 6-10N, significant at the 3.5sigma and 2.0sigma levels, respectively.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- April 2001
- DOI:
- 10.1051/0004-6361:20010111
- arXiv:
- arXiv:astro-ph/0102042
- Bibcode:
- 2001A&A...369..215L
- Keywords:
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- STARS: BINARIES: CLOSE;
- INFRARED: STARS;
- STARS: INDIVIDUAL: HARO-10;
- STARS: PRE-MAIN SEQUENCE;
- STARS: VARIABLES: GENERAL;
- Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 6 Figures, Accepted for Publication in Astronomy &