UV Observations of the Symbiotic Star EG And

Pereira, Claudio Bastos

Brazil

Abstract

EG And is a S-type symbiotic star. Here is present UV observations made by IUE from 1978 to 1991. From these observations the electronic density and the electronic temperature were obtained. The size of He II emitting region was estimated as 7.3R. Line and continuum variations confirm the binary nature of EG And.

1996 Astrophysics and Space Science
IUE 5