Ages of Late Spectral Type Vega-like Stars
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We have estimated the ages of eight late-type Vega-like stars by using standard age-dating methods for single late-type stars, e.g., location on the color-magnitude diagram, Li λ6708 absorption, Ca II H and K emission, X-ray luminosity, and stellar kinematic population. With the exception of the very unusual pre-main-sequence star system HD 98800, all the late-type Vega-like stars are the same age as the Hyades cluster (600-800 Myr) or older.
Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters
DOI: 10.1086/312597