Conventional view

• Same assumptions:

  • B3V (M  6 M, Tp  20,000 K)
  • ve sin i = 225 km s-1 (line profiles)

• “Stellar Masses and Radii Based on Modern Binary Data”, Harmanec (1988):

  • R = 3.86 ± 0.33 R

• “Model Atmospheres for Rotating B Stars”, Collins et al. (1991):

  • Rp = 4.6 R
  • vc = 410 km s-1 ═> Re < 6.9 R

• Clear disagreement with VLTI radius.