A new light-time effect study of AR Aurigae

Albayrak B., Ak T., Elmasli A.

ASTRONOMISCHE NACHRICHTEN, cilt.324, sa.6, ss.523-526, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 324 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/asna.200310161
  • Dergi Adı: ASTRONOMISCHE NACHRICHTEN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.523-526
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: binaries : eclipsing, stars : individual (AR Aur), STARS, ELEMENTS, AUR
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

A period study of the young binary AR Aur based on the extensive series of published photoelectric/ccd minima times indicates the cyclic (O - C) variation for the system. This continuous oscillatory variation covers almost three cycles, about 6000 orbital periods, by the present observational data. It can be attributed to the light-time effect due to a third body with a period of 23.68+/-0.17 years in the system. The analysis yields a light-time semi-amplitude of 0.0084+/-0.0002 day and an orbital eccentricity of 0.20+/-0.04. Adopting the total mass of AR Aur, the mass of the third body assumed in the co-planar orbit with the binary is M-3 = 0.54 +/- 0.03 M-circle dot and the semimajor axis of its orbit is a(3) = 13.0 +/- 0.2 AU.