Recent Observations of the Neglected Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems V343 Cen, UY Mus, HT Aps, and V1961 Sgr

Details Recent Observations of the Neglected Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems V343 Cen, UY Mus, HT Aps, and V1961 Sgr Recent Observations of the Neglected Southern Eclipsing Binary Systems V343 Cen, UY Mus, HT Aps, and V1961 Sgr

Dec 2002

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American Astronomical Society, 201st AAS Meeting, #04.06; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 34, p.1096

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As a part of our continuing search for solar type binaries with impacting gas streams, we present light curves of V343 Cen, UY Mus, HT Aps, and V1961 Sgr. These are all neglected variables whose observing histories show little or no observations since their discovery. The CCD observations were taken at the 0.9-m at CTI0 in the UBVRI Johnson-Cousins system. The observations were taken in on 2002, May 31-June 8 and 2001, May 16 - 23 respectively. UY Mus is a near contact binary with a large difference in eclipse depths of V = 0.67 mag. Otherwise the curve appears symmetric. The times of minimum light determined from our data are HJD Min I = 242047.62316(6) and Min II = 2452050.4874(3) where the value in parentheses is the standard error in the last decimal place. V1961 Sgr (GCVS 6848 485) is a W UMa binary with a difference in eclipse depths of V = 0.11 mag and a possible variable spot area causing a V = 0.04 mag variation in MAX I from night to night. HT Aps is a near contact solar type binary with a large difference in eclipse depths of V= 0.47 mag and a somewhat asymmetric (difference in maxima, V= 0.4 mag) light curve. It is a possibly a candidate for a binary with a gas stream. One time of minimum light determined from our data is HJD Min I = 2452331.63725 (12). V343 Cen is a near contact binary with a large difference in eclipse depths of V= 0.42 mag and distortions that give evidence of a gas stream collision. The difference in maxima is V = 0.07 mag. The curve shows little variation over the 4 day interval of observation. Light curves analyses, new period determinations and photometric data will be presented for these variables. Acknowledgements: We wish to thank the American Astronomical Society for their continued support of our undergraduate research programs through their small research grants. Faulkner and Samec were visiting Astronomers, Cerro Tololo InterAmerican Observatory, National Optical Astronomical Observatories, which are operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. under contract with the National Science Foundation.

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