Anomalous eclipses of the young star RW Aur A

S. Lamzin; D. Cheryasov; G. Chuntonov; A. Dodin; K. Grankin; K. Malanchev; A. Nadzhip; B. Safonov; D. Shakhovskoy; V. Shenavrin; A. Tatarnikov; O. Vozyakova

Anomalous eclipses of the young star RW Aur A

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2017-08-01 v1

Authors: S. Lamzin , D. Cheryasov , G. Chuntonov , A. Dodin , K. Grankin , K. Malanchev , A. Nadzhip , B. Safonov , D. Shakhovskoy , V. Shenavrin , A. Tatarnikov , O. Vozyakova

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Abstract

Results of UBVRIJHKLM photometry, VRI polarimetry and optical spectroscopy of a young star RW Aur A obtained during 2010-11 and 2014-16 dimming events are presented. During the second dimming the star decreased its brightness to \Delta V > 4.5 mag, polarization of its light in I-band was up to 30%, and color-magnitude diagram was similar to that of UX Ori type stars. We conclude that the reason of both dimmings is an eclipses of the star by dust screen, but the size of the screen is much larger than in the case of UXORs.

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RW Aur A dimming events eclipses dust screen UX Ori type stars photometry polarimetry

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@article{arxiv.1707.09671,
  title  = {Anomalous eclipses of the young star RW Aur A},
  author = {S. Lamzin and D. Cheryasov and G. Chuntonov and A. Dodin and K. Grankin and K. Malanchev and A. Nadzhip and B. Safonov and D. Shakhovskoy and V. Shenavrin and A. Tatarnikov and O. Vozyakova},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.09671},
  year   = {2017}
}

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Proceedings of a conference "Stars: From Collapse to Collapse"

Anomalous eclipses of the young star RW Aur A

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