Discovery of a Highly Eccentric, Chromospherically Active Binary: ASASSN-V J192114.84+624950.8
Abstract
As part of an All-Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) search for sources with large flux decrements, we discovered a transient where the quiescent, stellar source, ASASSN-V J192114.84+624950.8, rapidly decreased in flux by ( mag) in the g-band. The \textit{TESS} light curve revealed that the source is a highly eccentric, eclipsing binary. Fits to the light curve using \textsc{phoebe} find the binary orbit to have , , and and the ratios of the stellar radii and temperatures to be and . Both stars are chromospherically active, allowing us to determine their rotational periods of days and days, respectively. A LBT/MODS spectrum shows that the primary is a late-G or early-K type dwarf. Fits to the SED show that the luminosities and temperatures of the two stars are , , , and . We conclude that ASASSN-V J192114.84+624950.8 consists of two chromospherically active, rotational variable stars in a highly elliptical eclipsing orbit.
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@article{arxiv.2109.07586,
title = {Discovery of a Highly Eccentric, Chromospherically Active Binary: ASASSN-V J192114.84+624950.8},
author = {Zachary S. Way and T. Jayasinghe and C. S. Kochanek and K. Z. Stanek and Patrick Vallely and Todd A. Thompson and Thomas W. -S. Holoien and Benjamin J. Shappee},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2109.07586},
year = {2022}
}
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9 pages, 9 figures, submitted to MNRAS