Discovery of a cyclic period change in the contact binary system V1128 Tau |
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Authors: | L Liu S-B Qian W-P Liao J-J He L-Y Zhu L-J Li and E-G Zhao |
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Abstract: | We obtained several epochs of light minima and a complete R light curve of the W-type contact binary V1128 Tau in 2009. Two
cool spots on the massive component are used to model the photometric light curve. Using all available data we find evidence
for a long-term period variation with an amplitude of 0.0050±0.0012 days and a period of 16.7±0.9 years. Using parameters
derived from a photometric model of the 2009 light curve we show that this period change could be explained by the Applegate
mechanism on one of the components. |
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