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Doppler images from dual-site observations of southern rapidly rotating stars - I. Differential rotation on PZ Tel
We present Doppler images of the young, late-type star PZ Tel fromspectroscopic observations at two epochs. The 0.95-d period necessitateddual-site observations in order to obtain full phase coverage. Theresulting maximum entropy reconstructions based on least-squaresdeconvolved profiles derived from ~2800 photospheric absorption linesreveal the presence of starspots at all latitudes. By cross-correlationof constant-latitude strips from the images, we derive a measure ofrotation as a function of latitude. The rate of surface shear is foundto be in close agreement with the solar value. Hα absorptiontransients reveal several prominences to be present at the time ofobservation. We also examine further evidence for the young evolutionarystatus of PZ Tel through radial velocity, and lithium abundance.
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| Constellation: | Ηριδανός |
| Right ascension: | 03h02m01.75s |
| Declination: | -41°50'12.5" |
| Apparent magnitude: | 8.423 |
| Distance: | 709.22 parsecs |
| Proper motion RA: | -12.1 |
| Proper motion Dec: | -2.8 |
| B-T magnitude: | 9.977 |
| V-T magnitude: | 8.552 |
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