Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Symbiotic Binary V1413 Aquilae during the 2024 Eclipse

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Hauptverfasser: Boyd, David, Cejudo, David, Foster, James, Sims, Forrest, Walker, Gary
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author Boyd, David
Cejudo, David
Foster, James
Sims, Forrest
Walker, Gary
author_facet Boyd, David
Cejudo, David
Foster, James
Sims, Forrest
Walker, Gary
contents We report our photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of the 2024 eclipse of the symbiotic binary V1413 Aquilae. We found the system in a visually bright state and the eclipse time of minimum consistent with the published ephemeris. The eclipse profile showed that the hot component was an extended object rather than an isolated white dwarf. By analyzing the eclipse profile we estimated the orbital inclination to be 67.9°, the radius of the extended hot component surrounding the white dwarf to be 39.3 Rsun, and that the red giant star was probably filling its Roche Lobe. From our flux calibrated spectra, we determined the brightest component of the system to be the hot component whose continuum and emission lines together are responsible for 83% of the V-band light. The circumbinary nebula and its emission lines contribute over 14%, while the red giant is responsible for less than 3%. Our spectra revealed a rich harvest of low ionization emission lines. By measuring how flux in these emission lines varied through the eclipse, we have provided information which should prove useful for future modelling of this symbiotic system.
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spellingShingle Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Symbiotic Binary V1413 Aquilae during the 2024 Eclipse
Boyd, David
Cejudo, David
Foster, James
Sims, Forrest
Walker, Gary
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
We report our photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of the 2024 eclipse of the symbiotic binary V1413 Aquilae. We found the system in a visually bright state and the eclipse time of minimum consistent with the published ephemeris. The eclipse profile showed that the hot component was an extended object rather than an isolated white dwarf. By analyzing the eclipse profile we estimated the orbital inclination to be 67.9°, the radius of the extended hot component surrounding the white dwarf to be 39.3 Rsun, and that the red giant star was probably filling its Roche Lobe. From our flux calibrated spectra, we determined the brightest component of the system to be the hot component whose continuum and emission lines together are responsible for 83% of the V-band light. The circumbinary nebula and its emission lines contribute over 14%, while the red giant is responsible for less than 3%. Our spectra revealed a rich harvest of low ionization emission lines. By measuring how flux in these emission lines varied through the eclipse, we have provided information which should prove useful for future modelling of this symbiotic system.
title Photometry and Spectroscopy of the Symbiotic Binary V1413 Aquilae during the 2024 Eclipse
topic Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.01465