Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Aug 2009
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Astronomy Letters, Volume 35, Issue 8, pp.534-546
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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New photometric observations of the variable star FG Sge, a rapidly evolving planetary nebula nucleus, were performed in 2003-2008. On 230 nights, we obtained 86 UBV and 155 BV RI (or R c , I c ) magnitude estimates. The maximum amplitude of the V-band light variations was >8 m . Six deep minima and four high maxima were observed. Analysis of the light curve has shown that the pulsation period of the star remained constant since 1991 and was P = 115 days. We have studied the wavelength dependence of the extinction at various phases of the light curve. The blueing of the B- V color at deep minima is interpreted as the result of light scattering in the circumstellar dust shell of the star formed by preceding dust ejections since 1992. Our spectroscopic observations performed on nine nights in 2003-2007 with the 125-cm telescope at the Crimean Station of the Sternberg Institute have confirmed the previously detected intensity variations of the Swan bands and the sodium doublet with brightness. It is noted that the Swan bands originate in the upper atmosphere, the star’s extended envelope, while the sodium doublet originates mainly in the circumstellar shell of FG Sge. We suggest that the star is currently located in the temperature-luminosity diagram at the turning point of the horizontal track of cooling in the direction of hot stars—evolution caused by the last helium shell flash at the planetary nebula stage.
Arkhipova V. P.
Esipov Valentine F.
Ikonnikova N. P.
Komissarova G. V.
Shugarov Sergei Yu.
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