- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/147/42
- Title:
- V light curves of EP Cep, ES Cep, and V369 Cep
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/147/42
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- NGC 188 is a good laboratory for studying the formation and evolution of W UMa type contact binaries due to its rich populations of them. We present a detailed photometric study of three short-period close binaries, EP Cep, ES Cep, and V369 Cep, in the old open cluster NGC 188 based on our two-set photometric observations. We discovered that both EP Cep and ES Cep are shallow-contact binaries with continuously decreasing periods. The difference is in their mass ratios. EP Cep has an extremely low-mass ratio, q=0.15, while ES Cep has a relatively high-mass ratio, q=0.69, indicating that they lie in different evolutionary stages. ES Cep is likely a newly formed contact binary via a Case A mass transfer, while EP Cep is an evolved system and may be on the oscillations caused by the combined effect of the thermal relaxation oscillation and the variable angular momentum loss. For another system, V369 Cep, we found that it is a primary-filling near-contact binary. Both the semidetached configuration and the continuous decrease in the orbital period indicate that it is undergoing a mass transfer from the primary component to the secondary one. This conclusion is in agreement with the excess luminosity seen in the light curves on the ingress of the secondary minimum produced by the impact of the mass transfer. All of the results suggest that V369 Cep is evolving into contact, and a shallow-contact high-mass ratio system similar to ES Cep will be formed. Then, it will evolve into a low-mass ratio contact binary just like EP Cep, and finally merge into a rapidly rotating single star.
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- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/AJ/141/44
- Title:
- V396 Mon BVRI light curves
- Short Name:
- J/AJ/141/44
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- This paper analyzes the first obtained four-color light curves of V396 Mon using the 2003 version of the W-D code. It is confirmed that V396 Mon is a shallow W-type contact binary system with a mass ratio q=2.554(+/-0.004) and a degree of contact factor f=18.9%(+/-1.2%). A period investigation based on all available data shows that the period of the system includes a long-term decrease (dP/dt=-8.57x10^-8^days/yr) and an oscillation (A3=0.0160day, T3=42.4yr). They are caused by angular momentum loss and light-time effect, respectively. The suspect third body is possibly a small M-type star (about 0.31 solar mass).
2003. V960 Mon light curves
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/582/L12
- Title:
- V960 Mon light curves
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/582/L12
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We monitored the recent FUor 2MASS J06593158-0405277 (V960 Mon) since November 2009 at various observatories and multiple wavelengths. After the outburst by nearly 2.9mag in r around September 2014 the brightness gently fades until April 2015 by nearly 1mag in U and 0.5mag in z. Thereafter the brightness at {lambda}>5000{AA} was constant until June 2015 while the shortest wavelengths (U,B) indicate a new rise, similar to that seen for the FUor V2493 Cyg (HBC722). Our near-infrared (NIR) monitoring between December 2014 and April 2015 shows a smaller outburst amplitude (~2mag) and a smaller (0.2-0.3mag) post-outburst brightness decline. Optical and NIR color-magnitude diagrams indicate that the brightness decline is caused by growing extinction. The post-outburst light curves are modulated by an oscillating color-neutral pattern with a period of about 17 days and an amplitude declining from ~0.08mag in October 2014 to ~0.04mag in May 2015. The properties of the oscillating pattern lead us to suggest the presence of a close binary with eccentric orbit.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/ApJ/815/4
- Title:
- V899 Mon long-term monitoring
- Short Name:
- J/ApJ/815/4
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a detailed study of V899 Mon (a new member in the FUors/EXors family of young low-mass stars undergoing outburst), based on our long-term monitoring of the source starting from 2009 November to 2015 April. Our optical and near-infrared photometric and spectroscopic monitoring recorded the source transitioning from its first outburst to a short-duration quiescence phase (<1yr), and then returning to a second outburst. We report here the evolution of the outflows from the inner region of the disk as the accretion rate evolved in various epochs. Our high-resolution (R~37000) optical spectrum could resolve interesting clumpy structures in the outflow traced by various lines. Change in far-infrared flux was also detected between two outburst epochs. Based on our observations, we constrained various stellar and envelope parameters of V899 Mon, as well as the kinematics of its accretion and outflow. The photometric and spectroscopic properties of this source fall between classical FUors and EXors. Our investigation of V899 Mon hints at instability associated with magnetospheric accretion being the physical cause of the sudden short-duration pause of the outburst in 2011. It is also a good candidate to explain similar short-duration pauses in outbursts of some other FUors/EXors sources.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/464/666
- Title:
- Void Galaxy Survey, photometry and structure
- Short Name:
- J/MNRAS/464/666
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We analyse photometry from deep B-band images of 59 void galaxies in the Void Galaxy Survey (VGS), together with their near-infrared 3.6{mu}m and 4.5{mu}m Spitzer photometry. The VGS galaxies constitute a sample of void galaxies that were selected by a geometric-topological procedure from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7 data release, and which populate the deep interior of voids. Our void galaxies span a range of absolute B-magnitude from M_B_=-15.5 to -20, while at the 3.6{mu}m band their magnitudes range from M_3.6_=-18 to -24. Their B-[3.6] colour and structural parameters indicate these are star-forming galaxies. A good reflection of the old stellar population, the near-infrared band photometry also provide a robust estimate of the stellar mass, which for the VGS galaxies we confirm to be smaller than 3x10^10^M_{sun}_. In terms of the structural parameters and morphology, our findings align with other studies in that our VGS galaxy sample consists mostly of small late-type galaxies. Most of them are similar to Sd-Sm galaxies, although a few are irregularly shaped galaxies. The sample even includes two early-type galaxies, one of which is an AGN. Their Sersic indices are nearly all smaller than n=2 in both bands and they also have small half-light radii. In all, we conclude that the principal impact of the void environment on the galaxies populating them mostly concerns their low stellar mass and small size.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/511/A63
- Title:
- V1118 Ori UBVRIJHK outburst light curves
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/511/A63
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The accretion history of low-mass young stars is not smooth but shows spikes of accretion that can last from months and years to decades and centuries. Observations of young stars in outbursts can help us understand the temporal evolution of accreting stars and the interplay between the accretion disk and the stellar magnetosphere. The young late-type star V1118 Orionis was in outburst from 2005 to 2006. We followed the outburst with optical and near-infrared photometry. The X-ray emission was further probed with observations taken with XMM-Newton and Chandra during and after the outburst. In addition, we obtained mid-infrared photometry and spectroscopy with Spitzer at the peak of the outburst and in the post-outburst phase. The spectral energy distribution of V1118 Ori varied significantly over the course of the outburst. The optical flux showed the largest variations, most likely caused by enhanced emission by a hot spot. The hot spot dominated the optical and near-infrared emission at the peak of the outburst, while the disk emission dominated in the mid-infrared. The emission silicate feature in V1118 Ori is flat and does not vary in shape, but was slightly brighter at the peak of the outburst compared to the post-outburst spectrum. The X-ray flux correlated with the optical and infrared fluxes, indicating that accretion affected the magnetically active corona and the stellar magnetosphere. The thermal structure of the corona was variable with some indication of a cooling of the coronal temperature in the early phase of the outburst with a gradual return to normal values. Color-color diagrams in the optical and infrared showed variations during the outburst, with no obvious signature of reddening caused by circumstellar matter. Using Monte-Carlo realizations of star+disk+hotspot models to fit the spectral energy distributions in "quiescence" and at the peak of the outburst, we determined that the mass accretion rate varied from about 2.5x10^-7^M_{sun}_/yr to 1.0x10^-6^M_{sun}_/yr; in addition, the fractional area of the hotspot increased significantly. The multi-wavelength study of the V1118 Ori outburst helped us to understand the variations in spectral energy distributions and demonstrated the interplay between the disk and the stellar magnetosphere in a young, strongly accreting star.
2007. V505 Per BV light curves
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/480/465
- Title:
- V505 Per BV light curves
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/480/465
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- The orbit and fundamental physical parameters of the double-lined eclipsing binary V505 Per are derived by means of Echelle high-resolution and high S/N spectroscopy, and B, V photometry. In addition, effective temperatures, gravities, rotational velocities, and metallicities of both components are also obtained from atmospheric chi^2^ analysis, showing an excellent match with the results of the orbital solution.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/other/NewA/36.50
- Title:
- V873 Per BVR light curves
- Short Name:
- J/other/NewA/36.
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We present a photometric study of a weak-contact binary V873 Per. New observations in BVR filter bands showed asymmetric light curves to be a negative type of the O'Connell effect, which can be described by magnetic activity of a cool spot on the more massive component. Our photometric solutions showed that V873 Per is a W-type with a mass ratio of q=2.504(+/-0.0029), confirming the results of Samec et al. (2009IBVS.5901....1S). The derived contact degree was found to be f=18.10%(+/-1.36%). Moreover, our analysis found the cyclic variation with the period of about 4yr that could be due to existence of the third companion in the system or the mechanism of magnetic activity cycle in the binary. While available data indicated that the long-term orbital period tends to be stable rather than decreasing.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/408/611
- Title:
- V436 Persei UBV photometry
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/408/611
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- An analysis of new spectroscopic and photoelectric UBV observations, satisfactorily covering the whole orbital period of V436 Per, together with existing data allowed us to improve the knowledge of the basic physical characteristics of the binary and its components. In several aspects, our new results differ from the findings of Paper I (Harmanec et al., 1997, Cat. <J/A+A/319/867>) of this series: In particular, we found that it is the star eclipsed in the secondary minimum which is slightly more massive and larger than the optical primary. We also conclude that the apsidal advance -- if present at all -- is much slower than that estimated in a previous study. The orbital period might be increasing by 0.28 s per year but also this finding is very uncertain and needs verification by future observations. It is encouraging to note that two completely independent sets of programs for light-curve solutions lead to identical results. A notable finding is that both binary components rotate with very similar -- if not identical -- rotational periods of 1.45d and 1.40d, much shorter than what would correspond to a 10.9d spin-orbit synchronization period at periastron. Rapid line-profile changes reported earlier could not be confirmed from new, dedicated series of high-resolution and S/N spectra.
- ID:
- ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/A+A/644/A135
- Title:
- V646 Pup TESS and ground photometry and spectrum
- Short Name:
- J/A+A/644/A135
- Date:
- 21 Oct 2021
- Publisher:
- CDS
- Description:
- We investigate small-scale light variations in V646 Pup occurring in the timescales of days, weeks and years. To check if this variability is similar to that observed in FU Ori. We observed V646 Pup on six occasions at the SAAO and CTIO during 2013-2018 in Johnson and Sloan filters, typically with 1 d cadence maintained for 2-4 weeks. We also utilise the public-domain 1512 day long ASAS-SN light curve and TESS photometry obtained in 2019 during 24.1 days with 30 min cadence. New SAAO low-resolution spectra help to update major disc parameters, while the archival high-resolution Keck spectra are used to search for temporal changes in the disc rotational profiles. The ground-based observations confirm the constantly decreasing brightness of V646 Pup at the rate of 0.018mag per year. Precise i-band sensitive TESS data show that the little 0.005-0.01mag light variations imposed on this general trend do consist of a few independent wave trains of apparently time-coherent nature. Assuming that this is typical situation, from analysis of colour-magnitude diagrams obtained on earlier epochs we preliminarily inferred that the bulk of observed light changes could be owing to rotation of disc photosphere inhomogeneities, arising between 10-12 solar radii from the star. It is not excluded that these inhomogeneities could also manifest themselves in rotational profiles of the disc, as obtained from the high-resolution spectra. Assuming Keplerian rotation of these inhomogeneities, we preliminarily determine the stellar mass at 0.7-0.9 solar masses. At least during certain weeks V646 Pup shows time-coherent light variability pattern(s) that could be explained by rotation of an inhomogeneous disc photosphere. These preliminary results are similar to those better established for FU Ori, what suggests a common driving mechanism(s).
