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A Possible Explanation of Distortions in the Light Curves of VW Cep By Starspots

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

A. Yamasaki*
Affiliation:
Dept. Earth Science and Astronomy, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 153, Japan

Abstract

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An attempt is made to explain the variations in the light curve of VW Cep in terms of a starspot model. Based upon Kwee's (1966) observations, an unperturbed light curve without spots is constructed and analysed for the geometrical elements of VW Cep. Then, by assuming that starspots exist on the surface of the primary component, Kwee's individual light curves are further analysed for locations and intensities of the starspots.

Type
Part III: Evolutionary Processes in Close Binary Systems
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1982

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