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Published December 2011 | Version public
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New cataclysmic variable 1RXS J073346.0+261933 in Gemini

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Space Research Institute
  • 2. ROR icon California Institute of Technology

Abstract

In the course of our search for the optical identifications of ROSAT X-ray sources, we have found a highly variable object with a very unusual behavior on long time scales, rare color indices, and a high X-ray-to-optical flux ratio. We present the archival light curve from the Catalina Sky Survey, optical spectroscopy from RTT150, and time-resolved photometry from the Astrotel-Caucasus telescope. The object appears to be a magnetic cataclysmic variable (a polar) with an orbital period P = 3.20 h.

Additional Information

© 2011 Pleiades Publishing, Inc. Received February 21, 2011. Authors thank Kadir Uluc (TUG) for obtaining the spectrum of J0733+2619. D.D. and A.T. would like to thank the Program of support of the leading scientific schools (grant NSh-5069.2010.2). The CRTS survey is supported by the U.S. National science foundation grant AST-0909182. AJD and SGD wish to thank their CRTS collaborators for sustained efforts in conducting the survey. Authors also thank the anonymous referee for his useful comments.

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28615
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CaltechAUTHORS:20120103-120150934

Funding

NSF
AST-0909182
Program of support of the leading scientific schools
NSh-5069.2010.2

Dates

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2012-01-03
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2021-11-09
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