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2013A&A...553L...1D - Astronomy and Astrophysics, volume 553L1-1 (2013/5-1)

Active asteroid belt causes the UXOR phenomenon in RZ Piscium.

DE WIT W.J., GRININ V.P., POTRAVNOV I.S., SHAKHOVSKOI D.N., MUELLER A. and MOERCHEN M.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of mid-infrared excess emission in the young object RZPsc. The excess constitutes ∼8% of its Lbol and is well fit by a single 500 K blackbody, implying a dust-free region within ∼0.7 AU for optically thick dust. The object displays dust obscuration events (UXOR behaviour) on a time scale that suggests dusty material on orbits of ∼0.5 AU. We also report a 12.4-year cyclical photometric variability that can be interpreted as caused by perturbations in the dust distribution. The system is characterized by a high inclination, marginal extinction (during bright photometric states), a single temperature for the warm dust, and an age estimate that puts the star beyond the formation stage. We propose that the dust occultation events present a dynamical view of an active asteroid belt whose collisional products sporadically obscure the central star.

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Journal keyword(s): stars: variables: T Tauri, Herbig Ae/Be - techniques: photometric - planet-disk interactions - stars: late-type - stars: individual: RZ Psc

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