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Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars -- VIII. NIRPS spectroscopy of CD-27 2812

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2026-04-16 v1

Abstract

There are very few M-dwarfs with accurate independent measurements of their mass, radius and effective temperature (Teff_{\rm eff}) that can be used to test stellar models for these low-mass stars. We aim to use high-resolution, near-infrared spectroscopy to measure the mass of M-dwarfs in eclipsing binary systems with solar-type stars and to measure the flux ratio between the two stars at near-infrared wavelengths. This information can then be combined with the analysis of the light curve, photometry, and the parallax to measure the mass, radius and Teff_{\rm eff} for both stars. We have used the TESS light curve and spectra observed with the HARPS and NIRPS spectrographs to measure the following model-independent radii and masses for CD-27 2812, an F9 V star in an eclipsing binary with a much fainter M-dwarf companion on a short near-circular orbit (P=7.8 d) : R1=1.721±0.004RR_1 = 1.721 \pm 0.004 R_{\odot}, R2=0.531±0.002RR_2 = 0.531 \pm 0.002 R_{\odot}, M1=1.3597±0.0024MM_1 = 1.3597 \pm 0.0024 M_{\odot}, and M2=0.5624±0.0006MM_2 = 0.5624 \pm 0.0006 M_{\odot} We show how the NIRPS spectra can be used to measure the flux ratio in the J and H bands. This information, combined with published photometry and the Gaia DR3 parallax, leads to the following effective temperature measurements: Teff,1=6197±55T_{\rm eff,1} = 6197 \pm 55 K, Teff,2=3770±28T_{\rm eff,2} = 3770 \pm 28 K. This study demonstrates that it is now feasible to use eclipsing binaries to accurately measure Teff_{\rm eff} for M-dwarf stars for which we also have independent mass and radius measurements.

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@article{arxiv.2604.13631,
  title  = {Fundamental effective temperature measurements for eclipsing binary stars -- VIII. NIRPS spectroscopy of CD-27 2812},
  author = {N. J. Adshead and P. F. L. Maxted and A. Hahlin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.13631},
  year   = {2026}
}

Comments

Accepted for publication in MNRAS. 11 pages, 9 figures. arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:2406.04204, arXiv:2205.01466