RXJ 0929.1-2404 - AN ECLIPSING MAGNETIC CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE

被引:8
作者
SEKIGUCHI, K
NAKADA, Y
BASSETT, B
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,INST ASTRON,KISO OBSERV,MITAKE,NAGANO 39701,JAPAN
[2] UNIV CAPE TOWN,DEPT APPL MATH,RONDEBOSCH 7700,SOUTH AFRICA
关键词
BINARIES; ECLIPSING; STARS; INDIVIDUAL; RXJ; 0929.1-2404; NOVAE; CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES; X-RAYS;
D O I
10.1093/mnras/266.1.L51
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Optical photometry of the X-ray source RXJ 0929.1 - 2404 reveals deep recurrent eclipses. Observations presently available are consistent with RXJ 0929.1 - 2404 being a polar with an orbital period of 3.39 h, placing it somewhat above the cataclysmic variable 'period gap'. In fact, this establishes RXT 0929.1 - 2404 as the only eclipsing polar with a period above the 'period gap'.
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页码:L51 / L53
页数:3
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