NEW ASTRONOMY, cilt.107, ss.1-13, 2024 (SCI-Expanded)
BD UMi is an Algol-type eccentric eclipsing binary with one of the components showing 𝛾 Doradus type
pulsation. In this study we used the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observations of the BD UMi
system published in total of 16 sectors. We obtained the minima times of the eclipsing system and refined
new light elements by using (𝑂 − 𝐶) technique. Out-of-eclipse variation related to the pulsation was analysed
in the frequency domain and g-mode pulsations were detected at frequencies < 2𝑑−1. We analysed the light
curve of the system and obtained the physical and geometrical parameters of the components by using the
well-known Wilson–Devinney code.
We found that the amplitude and frequency of the pulsation are variable and obtained three significant
frequency as 𝑓1 = 0.588𝑑−1, 𝑓2 = 0.746𝑑−1, and 𝑓3 = 0.140𝑑−1 which can be used as mean frequencies of the
pulsator.
We found that the primary component is a 𝛾 Doradus type star. In this work the BD UMi system has been
analysed in detail for the first time and we obtained masses and radii of the primary and secondary components
as 𝑀1 = 1.743 ± 0.011𝑀⊙, 𝑀2 = 1.734 ± 0.014𝑀⊙ and 𝑅1 = 1.937 ± 0.004𝑅⊙, 𝑅2 = 1.266 ± 0.002𝑅⊙,
respectively.