TW Andromedae

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TW Andromedae
TWAndLightCurve.png
The visual band light curve of TW Andromedae, plotted from data published by Ammann & Walter[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Andromeda
Right ascension 00h 03m 18.22724s[2]
Declination +32° 50′ 45.10209″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.98 – 11.050 variable [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type F0V + K0 [3]
B−V color index 0.11[4]
Variable type EA[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−51.27±0.42[5] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 52.569 ± 0.053 [2] mas/yr
Dec.: -2.770 ± 0.028 [2] mas/yr
Parallax (π)3.1877 ± 0.0442[2] mas
Distance1,020 ± 10 ly
(314 ± 4 pc)
Orbit
Period (P)4.12 [6] days
Semi-major axis (a)13.6 R☉ [6]
Eccentricity (e)0.0 [7]
Inclination (i)86.9 [6]°
Periastron epoch (T)JD 2440700±300[7]
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)		27±1.5[7] km/s
Semi-amplitude (K2)
(secondary)		140±2.0[7] km/s
Details
TW And A
Mass1.685[8] M☉
Radius2.05[6] R☉
Luminosity4.3[8] L☉
Temperature7250±25[8] K
TW And B
Mass0.325[8] M☉
Radius3.20[6] R☉
Luminosity14.5[8] L☉
Temperature4658[8] K
Other designations
HIP 262, 2MASS J00031822+3250451, SAO 53603, BD+32 4756, TYC 2263-975-1
Database references
SIMBADdata


TW Andromedae (TW And) is an eclipsing binary star, classified also as an Algol variable star, in the constellation Andromeda. Its brightness varies with a period of 4.12 days, and has a typical brightness of magnitude 8.98 but decreasing down to a magnitude of 11.04 during the main eclipse.[3]

System[]

The TW Andromedae system is made of two stars in a circular orbit around their center of mass, with an orbital plane almost parallel to our line of sight. The presence of a third body in the system, with a minimum mass of 0.27 M☉ and an orbital period of 49.6 years, has been proposed to account for the observed changes in the period of the variability.[7]

Variability[]

Like in all Algol variable stars, when both stars of the system are aligned with respect to our line of sight, the furthest component blocks the light of the other, thus the apparent luminosity of the system diminishes. When the brightest component eclipses the other, a secondary, less pronounced minimum in the luminosity occurs.

References[]

  1. ^ Ammann, M.; Walter, K. (April 1973). "Photoelectric light curve of the Algol system TW Andromedae and the interpretation of its distortions by the effects of hot spots". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 24: 131. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051.
  3. ^ a b c d TW And, database entry, Combined General Catalog of Variable Stars (GCVS4.2, 2004 Ed.), N. N. Samus, O. V. Durlevich, et al., CDS ID II/250 Accessed on line 2009-06-30.
  4. ^ Høg, E.; Fabricius, C.; Makarov, V. V.; Urban, S.; Corbin, T.; Wycoff, G.; Bastian, U.; Schwekendiek, P.; Wicenec, A. (2000), "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 355: L27–L30, Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
  5. ^ de Bruijne, J. H. J.; Eilers, A.-C. (October 2012), "Radial velocities for the HIPPARCOS-Gaia Hundred-Thousand-Proper-Motion project", Astronomy & Astrophysics, 546: 14, arXiv:1208.3048, Bibcode:2012A&A...546A..61D, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201219219, S2CID 59451347, A61.
  6. ^ a b c d e Rattenbury, N. J. (January 2009), "Microlensing of close binary stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 392 (1): 439–447, arXiv:0810.2265, Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392..439R, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.14074.x, S2CID 19012830.
  7. ^ a b c d e Kreiner, J. M.; Pribulla, T.; Tremko, J.; Stachowski, G. S.; Zakrzewski, B. (2008), "Period analysis of three close binary systems: TW And, TT Her and W UMi", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 383 (4): 1506–1512, Bibcode:2008MNRAS.383.1506K, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2007.12652.x.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Semidetached double-lined eclipsing binaries: Stellar parameters and rare classes
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