Orbital period variation of the eclipsing binary system TT Herculis

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Feb 2007

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Astronomische Nachrichten, Vol.328, Issue 2, p.154

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Binaries: Close, Binaries: Eclipsing, Stars: Individual (Tt Her)

Scientific paper

% New photoelectric U BV observations were obtained for the eclipsing binary TT Her at the Ankara University Observatory (AUO) and three new times of minima were calculated from these observations. The (O-C) diagram constructed for all available times of minima of TT Her exhibits a cyclic character superimposed on a quadratic variation. The quadratic character yields an orbital period decrease with a rate of dP/dt=-8.83×10-8 day yr-1 which can be attributed to the mass exchange/loss mechanism in the system. By assuming the presence of a gravitationally bound third body in the system, the analysis of the cyclic nature in the (O-C) diagram revealed a third body with a mass of 0.21 M\sun orbiting around the eclipsing pair. The possibility of magnetic activity cycle effect as a cause for the observed cyclic variation in the (O-C) diagram was also discussed.

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