First detection of the astrometric orbit of the single-lined spectroscopic binary epsilon Librae

The Multichannel Astrometric Photometer of the University of Pittsburgh's Allegheny Observatory was used to successfully measure for the first time the astrometric orbit of the single-lined spectroscopic binary epsilon Lib. Solution of the orbit indicates that the secondary component is a 0.5-solar-mass star, assuming that the F5 IV primary is 1.3 solar mass. If the secondary is on the main sequence, then it is later than a K5 star, but earlier than an M2 star. In addition to detection of the astrometric orbit of epsilon Lib, two references stars used in the observations, AO 754 and AO 755, are found to be a common-proper-motion pair. 15 refs