Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Jan 2010
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2010aas...21541941b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #215, #419.41; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 42, p.283
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
New precision V & Rc light curves of the eclipsing binaries EG Cas and EP Cas have been obtained using the 41-cm telescope at the Eastern University Observatory equipped with an SBIG ST-10XME CCD. EG Cas (P = 0.6115 days, Vmax = 12.9) has no published light curves and only a few dozen (mostly visual) timings of minimum light. The system is being observed throughout the fall of 2009 and the current light curves distinctly show that the system is a totally eclipsing overcontact binary. The light curves are also significantly asymmetric (strong O'Connell effect) indicating the presence of large, cool starspots, most likely on both stars. Preliminary analysis indicates that the binary is an A-type (the larger, more massive star is the hotter component), has a mass ratio of 0.32, very large temperature difference between the stars greater than 1600 K, and a fillout of 0.26. The modern timings of minimum light combined with those in the literature indicate that the binary's period is decreasing. The large temperature difference coupled to a significant fillout factor seems contradictory, and further data acquisition and analysis will hopefully resolve this seeming enigma.
EP Cas (P = 0.8134 days, Vmax = 11.2) is a partially eclipsing detached system with a relatively deep primary eclipse of 1.0 mag in Rc. No published light curves exist for this system although many timings of minimum light have been published. The O-C curve indicates that the period for the binary has remained relatively constant since observations were first published in 1936. Preliminary light curve models indicate a partially eclipsing system consisting of detached but tidally distorted stars.
The complete light curve analyses as well as a period study of all published times of minimum light will be presented for both systems.
Bradstreet David H.
McClain T. R.
Sanders Jeffrey S.
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