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The Location Of Cepheids In The Galaxy And On The H-R Diagram
The Two Types Of Cepheid Variable
Cepheids In Our Galaxy And The Magellanic Clouds
Exercise-Determine The Type Of Cepheid

 DETERMINE THE TYPE OF  CEPHEID


Here are some values for U, B and V for three Cepheid variables. Use the data in the tables, or estimate from the graphs, the variation in U, B and V. Put your answers into the boxes below to find the values for GU and GV. Then use the diagram to determine the type of Cepheid. Click the buttons for the type you think they are.


 

U Sgr

JULIAN DATE
B
U
V
44394.54468
8.146
9.099
6.899
44395.51351
8.342
9.359
7.053
44395.51953
8.344
9.351
7.052
44396.48437
8.025
8.794
6.876
44396.49016
8.026
8.828
6.876
44397.50441
7.266
7.907
6.355
44397.51022
7.262
7.9
6.354
44397.60978
7.244
7.884
6.34
44397.61507
7.247
7.882
6.337
44398.52787
7.45
8.152
6.454
44398.53268
7.455
8.156
6.46
44399.45237
7.72
8.506
6.613
44399.45758
7.718
8.51
6.612
44400.4963
7.958
8.832
6.777
44400.56238
7.967
8.846
6.772
44400.56754
7.97
8.848
6.775
44402.53361
8.34
9.333
7.063
44402.59849
8.343
9.324
7.068
44403.48093
7.822
8.548
6.744
44403.48571
7.82
8.545
6.735
44403.56478
7.766
8.465
6.703

CLICK THE LINKS HERE TO GET THE GRAPHS FOR THIS DATA

 


 V745 Oph

JULIAN DATE
V
B
U
41523.4897
13.303
13.792
13.983
41523.5179
13.237
13.721
13.866
41523.5451
13.19
13.684
13.815
41524.4911
13.33
13.925
14.232
41524.5195
13.362
13.958
14.272
41524.5542
13.394
14.016
14.344
41524.5985
13.43
14.059
14.367
41524.6248
13.434
14.031
14.383
41524.6709
13.55
14.116
14.498
41534.4998
13.627
14.204
14.408
41534.5564
13.537
14.141
14.318
41537.4926
13.546
14.146
14.38
41537.5385
13.579
14.182
14.412
41537.5946
13.594
14.221
14.45
41537.6514
13.629
14.228
14.49


U Car

 
JULIAN DATE
V
B
U
41648.846
6.69
8.21
9.59
41650.853
6.77
8.33
9.73
41654.853
6.94
8.47
9.82
41655.849
6.93
8.44
9.75
41658.847
6.59
7.75
8.57
41764.76
6.7
8.17
9.52
41768.766
6.91
8.42
9.8
41769.752
6.97
8.47
9.84
41770.791
6.98
8.49
9.89
41771.756
7.02
8.5
9.86
41772.769
6.91
8.37
9.67
41773.764
6.8
8.19
9.37


 

ENTER THE THREE CHANGES IN MAGNITUDE:
U B V

HERE ARE THE VALUES FOR GU AND GV:
GU GV


U Sgr IS TYPE?

V745 Oph IS TYPE?

U Car IS TYPE?

 

A plot using observed data to determine the type of Cepheid variable

O.K. now go onto the next section by choosing from the list box at the top.


 

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