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S.J. Austin (University of Central Arkansas), J.W. Robertson, C. Justice (Arkansas Tech University), R.T. Campbell (Whispering Pines Observatory), J. Hoskins (Nubbin Ridge Observatory)
We present data on a newly discovered eclipsing binary system. The serendipitous discovery of this variable star was made by J.W. Robertson analyzing inhomogeneous ensemble photometry of stars in the field of the cataclysmic variable FS Aurigae from Indiana University RoboScope data. We obtained differential time-series BVR photometry during 2003 of this field variable using an ensemble of telescopes including the university observatories at ATU, UCA and joint ventures with amateur observatories in the state of Arkansas (Whispering Pines Observatory and Nubbin Ridge Observatory).
The orbital period of this eclipsing system is 0.2508 days. The B-V light curve indicates colors of 1.2 around quadrature, to nearly 1.4 at primary eclipse. Binary star light curve models that best fit the BVR differential photometry suggest that the system is a contact binary overfilling the inner Roche Lobe by ~12%, a primary component with a temperature of ~4350K, a secondary component with a temperature of ~3500K, a mass ratio of ~0.37, and an inclination of ~83 degrees. We present BVR light curves, an ephemeris, and best fit model parameters for the physical characteristics of this new eclipsing binary system.
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, 36 #2
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