HIP 56948: A Solar Twin with a Low Lithium Abundance

Melendez Moreno, Jorge; Ramirez, Ivan

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HIP 56948: A Solar Twin with a Low Lithium Abundance

Date

2007

Authors

Melendez Moreno, Jorge

Ramirez, Ivan

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Abstract

For more than a decade, 18 Sco (HD 146233) has been considered the star that most closely resembles the Sun, even though significant differences such as its Li content, which is about 3 times solar, exist. Using high-resolution, high-S/N spectra obtained