New cataclysmic variable 1RXS J073346.0+261933 in Gemini
Abstract
In the course of our search for the optical identifications of ROSAT X-ray sources, we have found a highly variable object with a very unusual behavior on long time scales, rare color indices, and a high X-ray-to-optical flux ratio. We present the archival light curve from the Catalina Sky Survey, optical spectroscopy from RTT150, and time-resolved photometry from the Astrotel-Caucasus telescope. The object appears to be a magnetic cataclysmic variable (a polar) with an orbital period P = 3.20 h.
- Publication:
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Astronomy Letters
- Pub Date:
- December 2011
- DOI:
- 10.1134/S1063773711120036
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1107.1415
- Bibcode:
- 2011AstL...37..858D
- Keywords:
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- stars;
- cataclysmic variables;
- X-ray sources;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 8 pages, 5 figures. Submitted to Astronomy Letters