NSVS4484038, A contact binary system at the short-period cutoff

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 2014 · Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-6256/148/3/40· OSTI ID:22342271

Zhang, X. B.; Deng, L. C.; Wang, K.; Yan, Z. Z.; Tian, J. F. ^[1]; Peng, Y. J.; Pan, Y.; Luo, Z. Q. ^[2]; Sun, J. J.; Liu, Q. L.; Xin, H. Q.; Zhou, Q. ^[3]

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1. Key Laboratory of Optical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012 (China)
2. Department of Physics, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002 (China)
3. Purple Mountain Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008 (China)

We present a photometric study of the short-period eclipsing binary NSVS4484038. Time-series CCD photometry of the star in the B and V band was carried out. An orbital period of 0.218551 days was determined for the eclipsing binary and a revised linear ephemeris was given. The first photometric solution of the binary system was detected through light-curve synthesis using the Wilson-Devinney method. It reveals an overcontact configuration for the system with a filling-out factor of about 10%. The mass ratio was determined to be 2.74 with an inclination of 72.°1. The less massive secondary component is found to have a higher surface temperature than the primary by about 90 K, indicating that NSVS4484038 could be a contact system of W subtype. The star is then identified to be a new member of W UMa systems at the short-period cutoff. Comparisons with known contact binaries at the short-period cutoff, the properties, and the evolutionary status of the binary system are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 22342271
• Journal Information: Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online), Journal Name: Astronomical Journal (New York, N.Y. Online) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 148; ISSN 1538-3881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
BINARY STARS
CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICES
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CONFIGURATION
ECLIPSE
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MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS
PHOTOMETRY
STARS
SURFACES
SYNTHESIS
VISIBLE RADIATION