Spots and the Activity of Stars in the Hyades Cluster from Observations with the Kepler Space Telescope (K2)статья
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Аннотация:Observations of the K2 mission (continuing the program of the Kepler Space Telescope) are
used to estimate the spot coverage S (the fractional area of spots on the surface of an active star) for stars f the Hyades cluster. The analysis is based on data on the photometric variations of 47 confirmed single cluster members, together with their atmospheric parameters, masses, and rotation periods. The resulting alues of S for these Hyades objects are lower than those stars of the Pleiades cluster (on average, by ΔS ∼ 0.05−0.06). A comparison of the results of studies of cool, low-mass dwarfs in the Hyades and Pleiades clusters, as well as the results of a study of 1570 M stars from the main field observed in the Kepler Space Mission, indicates that the Hyades stars are more evolved than the Pleiades stars, and demonstrate lower activity. The activity of seven solar-type Hyades stars (S = 0.013 ± 0.006) almost approaches the activity level of the present-day Sun, and is lower than the activity of solar-mass stars in the Pleiades (S = 0.031 ± 0.003). Solar-type stars in the Hyades rotate faster than the Sun (P = 8.6d), but slower than similar Pleiades stars.