Periodic Microvariation of B416, a New LBV in M33

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1999-09-03

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/9909067v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

9 pages, LaTex, including 8 ps figures, accepted for publication in MNRAS

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We report optical photometric and spectroscopic observations of the M33 star B416, establishing it as the fifth identified LBV in that galaxy. The B magnitude of the star varies with a period of 8.26 day and an amplitude of 0.03 magnitude. The red end of the optical spectrum does not seem to partake in these oscillations, which we identify as the microvariations, known to persist in LBV stars. B416 is the first LBV with such oscillations that are strictly periodic and coherent over at least 10 years. The brightness of the star is also varying on a longer (years) time scale, again mainly in its blue light. The spectrum has most of the characteristics of an LBV in quiescence, showing Balmer, He I, Fe II and [Fe II] emission lines. The flux and profile of some of these lines are varying but the scarcity of the observations prevents us from establishing their characteristic time scale. B416 is at the centre of an H II region, another indication of the relatively young age of this stellar system.

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