V4745 Sgr -- a nova above the period gap and an intermediate polar candidate

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6 pages, 8 figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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10.1111/j.1365-2966.2006.10683.x

A period analysis of CCD unfiltered photometry of V4745 Sgr (Nova Sgr 2003 #1) performed during 23 nights in the years 2003 - 2005 is presented. The photometric data are modulated with a period of 0.20782 +- 0.00003 d ($4.98768 +- 0.00072 h). Following the shape of the phased light curve and the presence of the periodicity in all data sets with no apparent change in its value, we interpret this periodicity as orbital in nature and this is consistent with a cataclysmic variable above the period gap. We found a probable short-term periodicity of 0.017238 +- 0.000037 d (24.82272 +- 0.05328 m) which we interpret as the probable spin period of the white dwarf or the beat period between the orbital and spin period. Therefore, we propose that nova V4745 Sgr should be classified as an intermediate polar candidate, supporting the proposed link between transition-oscillation novae and intermediate polars. The mass-period relation for cataclysmic variables yields a secondary mass of about 0.52 +- 0.05 M_solar.

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