21 research outputs found
Variable stars in the field of the old open cluster NGC 2243
We report results of photometric monitoring of the NGC 2243 field in V and
filters. Two W~UMa-type systems and three detached eclipsing binaries were
discovered. Both contact systems are likely members of the cluster. One of
detached binaries - variable V1 - has a period P=1.188 day. This variable is
located at the cluster's turnoff in the color-magnitude diagram. Determination
of parameters for components of V1 can provide direct information about
properties of turnoff stars in NGC 2243 as well as to allow direct
determination of cluster's distance. A background RR Lyr variable was found in
the monitored field. The reddening of NGC 2243 is estimated at E(V-I)=0.10\pm
0.04 based on the V-I color exhibited by this star at minimum light. The
observed distribution of colors for the background halo stars shows a cutoff at
(V-I)\approx 0.60 what implies for the cluster.Comment: 18 pages, uuencoded postscript, includes 9 figures. Submitted to A&
CCD Photometry of Faint Variable Stars in the Globular Cluster NGC 6752
We present the results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the
field of the nearby globular cluster NGC 6752. The cluster was monitored in
1996 and 1997 for a total of 54 hours with 3 different CCD cameras mounted on
the 1.0-m Swope telescope. Eleven new variables were identified: 3 SX Phe
stars, 7 contact binaries and 1 candidate detached eclipsing binary. All 3 SX
Phe variables are likely members of the cluster while only 1 out of the 7
contact binaries is a potential cluster member. As a by-product of our survey
we obtained UBV photometry for a large sample of stars in the cluster field.
Two stars with U-B \approx -1.0 and V=19.3 and V=20.6 were identified. They lie
along the extended horizontal branch of the cluster, and are likely to be faint
sdB stars from NGC 6752.Comment: 18 pages, LaTex, 9 figures (Fig. 1 not available), accepted for
publication in the Astronomical Journa