Spin and orbital variability of the intermediate polar RX J2133.7+5107

Speaker

Dr Vitalii Breus (Department of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Odessa National Maritime University)

Description

We report the results of long-term time series photometry on RX J2133.7+5107. Using data taken during 2007-2022 (15 yr), we confirmed and improved the results obtained by de Miguel et al. (2017). Due to longer time-base we obtained more accurate value of the spin-up time-scale $1.511(3)*10^5$ yr. The observed rate of spin-up is even faster then reported by de Miguel et al. (2017) and one of the fastest of all known intermediate polars. We confirm the presence of superhumps and studied the changes of superhump period. Also we report a presence of complicated changes of (O-C) with a period of about 7 years, that may be interpreted either as fluctuations around the equilibrium period or as a presence of a third body orbiting the inner close binary system.

Author

Dr Vitalii Breus (Department of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Odessa National Maritime University)

Co-authors

Ivan Andronov (Department of Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy, Odessa National Maritime University) Karol Petrik (M. R. Stefanik Observatory and Planetarium, Sladkovicova 41, SK-92001 Hlohovec, Slovak Republic) Pavol Dubovsky (Vihorlat Astronomical Observatory, Mierova 4, SK-06601 Humenne, Slovak Republic)

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