Detection of optical pulsations from RX J0558.0+5353.
Abstract
We report the detection of optical pulsations at a period of 272.785+-0.003s from the newly discovered intermediate polar RX J0558.0+5353. This period nearly coincides with the X-ray period reported by Haberl et al. (1994). In the optical band the folded light curve of the star reveals a non-sinusoidal pulse with a pulsed fraction of 10.8%.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- May 1995
- Bibcode:
- 1995A&A...297L..83A
- Keywords:
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- BINARIES: CLOSE;
- STARS: INDIVIDUAL: RX J0558.0+5353;
- STARS: CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES;
- X-RAYS: STARS