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binaries: general
gravitational lensing: micro
Astrophysics - Solar
and Stellar Astrophysics
Abstract:
We present an analysis of the caustic-crossing binary microlensing event OGLE-2017-BLG-0039. Thanks to the very long duration of the event, with a time scale t E ̃ 130 days, the microlens parallax is measured precisely despite its low value of {π }{{E}}̃ 0.06. Analysis of the well-resolved caustic crossings during the source star’s entrance and exit of the caustic yields an angular Einstein radius of {θ }{{E}}̃ 0.6 mas. The measured {π }{{E}} and {θ }{{E}} indicate that the lens is a binary composed of two stars with masses ̃ 1.0 {M}☉ and ̃0.15 M ☉, and is located at a distance of ̃6 kpc. From the color and brightness of the lens estimated from its determined mass and distance, it is expected that ̃2/3 of the I-band blended flux comes from the lens. Therefore, the event is a rare case of a bright lens event for which high-resolution follow-up observations can confirm its nature.
