LP133-373 A New Chromospherically Active Eclipsing dMe Binary with a Distant, Cool White Dwarf Companion

T. R. Vaccaro, T. D. Oswalt, M. Rudkin, Adela Kawka, Stephane Vennes, Et al.

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Abstract

We report the discovery of the partially eclipsing binary LP 133-373. Nearly identical eclipses along with observed photometric colors and spectroscopy indicate that it is a pair of chromospherically active dM4 stars in a circular 1.6 day orbit. Light and velocity curve modeling to our differential photometry and velocity data show that each star has a mass and radius of 0.340 ± 0.014 M ☉ and 0.33 ± 0.02 R ☉. The binary is itself part of a common proper motion pair with LP 133-374, a cool DC or possible DA white dwarf with a mass of 0.49-0.82 M ☉, which would make the system at least 3 Gyr old.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalThe Astrophysical Journal
Volume661
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • binaries: eclipsing
  • stars: activity
  • stars: individual (LP 133-373
  • LP 133-374)
  • stars: late-type
  • white dwarfs

Disciplines

  • Stars, Interstellar Medium and the Galaxy

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