CCD Time-Resolved Photometry of Faint Cataclysmic Variables. I.
Abstract
CCD time-resolved V and B differential light curves are presented for the dwarf novae AR And, FS Aur, TT Boo, UZ Boo, AF Cam, AL Com, AW Gem, X Leo, RZ Leo, CW Mon, SW UMa, and TW Vir. The time-series observations ranged from 2 to 6 hours and have accuracies of 0.025 mag or better for the majority of the runs. Except for AR And, X Leo, CW Mon, and TW Vir, the periods are below the cataclysmic-variable period gap (about 2 hours), and the systems are potential SU UMa stars. Photometric periods for five of the stars are the first such determinations, while those for the other seven generally confirm previous spectroscopic or photometric observations. In several cases, the photometric modulations are large amplitude (up to 0.5 mag). The results on AL Com and SW UMa indicate they may be magnetic variables.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Pub Date:
- February 1988
- DOI:
- 10.1086/132159
- Bibcode:
- 1988PASP..100..224H
- Keywords:
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- Cataclysmic Variables;
- Dwarf Novae;
- Faint Objects;
- Stellar Spectrophotometry;
- Astronomical Catalogs;
- Charge Coupled Devices;
- Light Curve;
- Astronomy;
- STARS: DWARF NOVAE;
- STARS: U GEMINORUM