A Doppler image of the ZAMS late-type rapidly rotating star LO Pegasi, based
on spectra acquired between 12 and 15 September 2003, is presented. The Least
Square Deconvolution technique is applied to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio
of the mean rotational broadened line profiles extracted from the observed
spectra. In the present application, a unbroadened spectrum is used as a
reference, instead of a simple line list, to improve the deconvolution
technique applied to extract the mean profiles. The reconstructed image is
similar to those previously obtained from observations taken in 1993 and 1998,
and shows that LO Peg photospheric activity is dominated by high-latitude spots
with a non-uniform polar cap. The latter seems to be a persistent feature as it
has been observed since 1993 with little modifications. Small spots, observed
between ~ 10 and ~ 60 degrees of latitude, appears to be different with respect
to those present in the 1993 and 1998 maps.Comment: 21 pages, 10 figures, accepted by Monthly Notices of the Royal
Astronomical Societ