Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
2007-02-05
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
V2 - The paper has been modified to incorporate the referee's comments, and has now been accepted for publication in the PASP.
Scientific paper
10.1086/516759
Time-resolved CCD photometry is presented of the recently-discovered (V~15 at maximum light) eruptive variable star in Taurus, which we dub VS0329+1250. A total of ~20 hr of data obtained over six nights reveals superhumps in the light curves, confirming the star as a member of the SU UMa class of dwarf novae. The superhumps recur with a mean period of 0.053394(7) days (76.89 min), which represents the shortest superhump period known in a classical SU UMa star. A quadratic fit to the timings of superhump maxima reveals that the superhump period was increasing at a rate given by dP/dt ~ (2.1 +/- 0.8) x 10^{-5} over the course of our observations. An empirical relation between orbital period and the absolute visual magnitude of dwarf novae at maximum light, suggests that VS0329+1250 lies at a distance of ~1.2 +/- 0.2 kpc.
Coelho E. A.
Reed J. K.
Shafter Allen W.
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