Is There a Substellar Object Orbiting the Solar-like Stable Contact Binary V2284 Cyg?

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作者
Wang, J. -J. [1 ]
Jiang, L. -Q. [2 ]
Zhang, B. [3 ]
Zhao, S. -Q. [1 ]
Yu, J. [1 ]
机构
[1] China Univ Petr Beijing Karamay, Anding Rd 355, Karamay 834000, Peoples R China
[2] Sichuan Univ Sci Engn, Sch Phys & Elect Engn, Zigong 643000, Peoples R China
[3] Chinese Acad Sci, Yunnan Observ, POB 110, Kunming 650216, Yunnan, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
(stars:) binaries (including multiple): close; stars: solar-type; stars: evolution; ECLIPSING BINARY; HIERARCHICAL TRIPLE; VARIABLE-STARS; HD; 181068; PERIOD; LIGHT; SYSTEM; DEEP;
D O I
10.1088/1538-3873/aa8bb0
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
V2284 Cyg is a neglected W UMa-type binary star for photometric investigations. Monitored by the Kepler Space Telescope from 2009 to 2013, its light curves are continuously stable, suggesting that both components are inactive during this time interval. Based on the short-cadence observations, we determined the photometric solutions by using the 2013 version of the Wilson-Devinney code. These parameters reveal that V2284 Cyg is a W-type system with a degree of contact factor of f = 39.23% and a mass ratio of q = 2.90. Meanwhile, hundreds of times of minimum light were obtained and applied to analyze the orbital period changes. In the O-C diagram, a small-amplitude cyclic oscillation (A(3) = 0.00030 days and T-3 = 2.06 years) superimposed on a secular decreasing was found. The continuous decreasing may be a result from the mass transfer from the more massive component to the less massive one. With the long-term decreasing of the orbital period, this binary will evolve into a deeper contact system. Because the light curve is stable, the cyclic variation is plausibly explained as the light-travel time effect (LTTE) due to the presence of an additional body. The mass of the companion is M-3 sin i' = 0.036(+/- 0.003) M-circle dot. If the orbital plane inclination is a random distribution, it is a brown dwarf with 66.7% probability. Therefore, the companion of V2284 Cyg is possibly the first candidate of the brown dwarf orbiting around contact binary, where both component are sharing a common convective envelope.
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