Rotational Variability in the TESS Light Curve of 21 Com
Abstract
We present an analysis of the TESS-based light curve of the chemically peculiar A-type (Ap) star 21 Com (HD 108945). We used the simple aperture photometry light curve with a time span of 27 days. A least-squares fit to the data with 10 harmonics yields a frequency of 0.48726 day-1, which corresponds to a rotational period of 2.05229 days. Furthermore, we find no evidence of any short-term variability beyond the pure rotational signature.
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Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- July 2020
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- Bibcode:
- 2020RNAAS...4..121M
- Keywords:
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- Chemically peculiar stars;
- Stellar rotation;
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