SCYON Abstract

Received on November 24 2007

Pulsating B-type stars in the young open cluster h Persei (NGC 869)

AuthorsA. Majewska-Swierzbinowicz (1), A. Pigulski (1), R. Szabo (2), and Z. Csubry (2)
Affiliation(1) Instytut Astronomiczny, Uniwersytet Wroclawski, Wroclaw, Poland
(2) Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, Hungary
To appear inHELAS-II conference, Goettingen, 20-24 August 2007
Contactmajewska@astro.uni.wroc.pl
URLhttp://www.arxiv.org/abs/0711.1627
Links h Persei (NGC 869)

Abstract

We announce the discovery of six Beta Cephei stars and many other variable stars in the young open cluster h Persei (NGC 869). The cluster seems to be very rich in variable B-type stars, similarly to its twin, Chi Persei (NGC 884).