2025ApJ...979..108X


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2025ApJ...979..108X - Astrophys. J., 979, 108 (2025/February-1)

Discoveries and Properties of EL CVn-type Binaries in the TESS Survey.

XIONG J., LI Z., LI J., ZHANG X., CHEN X., JI K., HAN Z. and CHEN X.

Abstract (from CDS):

EL CVn-type systems represent a rare evolutionary stage in binary star evolution, providing ideal laboratories for investigating stable mass-transfer processes and the formation of extremely low-mass white dwarfs (ELM WDs). The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has delivered an extensive collection of high-precision time-domain photometric data, which is invaluable for studying EL CVn binaries. In this study, we identified 29 EL CVn systems from the TESS eclipsing binary catalogs (sectors 1-65), 11 of which are newly discovered. These systems consist of smaller, hotter prehelium WDs and A/F main-sequence stars. The orbital periods of these binaries range from 0.64 to 2.5 days. Utilizing TESS light curves, Gaia distances, and multiband photometric data (e.g., Galaxy Evolution Explorer, Two Micron All Sky Survey, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, SkyMapper), we modeled the light curves and spectral energy distributions to derive system parameters, including effective temperatures, masses, and radii. These systems were then compared with the WD mass-period relation and the evolutionary tracks of ELM WDs. The comparison reveals that these binaries are consistent with the expected mass-period relation for WDs and align well with the evolutionary tracks on the Teff - $\mathrm{log}g$ diagram for ELM WDs. This result suggests that these EL CVn systems likely formed through stable mass-transfer processes. We provide a catalog of complete parameters for 29 EL CVn systems identified from the TESS survey. This catalog will serve as an essential resource for studying binary mass transfer, WD formation, and pulsation phenomena in EL CVn-type systems.

Abstract Copyright: © 2025. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): Eclipsing binary stars - White dwarf stars - Astronomy data analysis - Fundamental parameters of stars - Catalogs

Simbad objects: 29

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Number of rows : 29
N Identifier Otype ICRS (J2000)
RA
ICRS (J2000)
DEC
Mag U Mag B Mag V Mag R Mag I Sp type #ref
1850 - 2026
#notes
1 [SK98] 122 EB* 00 40 40.2359605824 +41 25 21.602190720   14.15 13.82 13.80   F0 9 0
2 CRTS J014839.0+382314 EB* 01 48 39.1122385104 +38 23 14.481209220   13.63 13.58 13.59   A1IV 8 0
3 1SWASP J024743.37-251549.2 EB* 02 47 43.3843773672 -25 15 49.269532545   12.381 12.231 12.397   ~ 52 0
4 HD 23692 SB* 03 46 23.6865859608 -21 58 19.576053084   10.047 9.58     A4IV 21 1
5 CD-31 1621 SB* 03 58 38.3337585264 -31 16 38.314131708   10.505 10.331 10.25 10.158 A3 18 1
6 HD 287228 SB* 04 53 04.6579725936 +10 15 09.870262740   10       kA2hA7mA6 6 0
7 HD 36276 SB* 05 25 49.2219274296 -64 59 21.746735700   10.48 10.24 10.1 10.096 A7V 24 0
8 V* V607 Cam SB* 05 46 03.5958426480 +66 55 24.586328856   10.91 10.52     ~ 3 0
9 TYC 1879-170-1 EB* 06 25 21.2449071336 +23 12 14.941581480   12.21 11.99     ~ 2 0
10 TYC 146-647-1 ** 06 32 21.680400 +01 19 38.94600   11.958 11.600 11.633   A1V 3 0
11 CPD-65 678 * 06 57 11.2798383792 -66 01 32.119528476   10.82 10.89     ~ 9 0
12 TYC 4113-270-1 EB* 07 58 00.9749526264 +60 19 16.342442184   11.50 11.41     ~ 2 0
13 TYC 5450-1192-1 SB* 08 43 56.4608188392 -11 33 27.569017872   10.96 10.73     ~ 14 0
14 1SWASP J084558.78+530209.8 EB* 08 45 58.8078998576 +53 02 09.744110187     12.9     ~ 7 0
15 ATO J144.9905-19.3281 EB* 09 39 57.7464790512 -19 19 41.160026172   12.27 12.15     ~ 7 1
16 TYC 6631-538-1 EB* 10 21 22.8338768904 -28 41 39.589341000   11.51 11.12     ~ 8 0
17 TYC 4153-22-1 SB* 11 32 00.7267244976 +60 06 44.413002216   10.53 10.34     ~ 3 0
18 V* EL CVn SB* 13 23 57.0187644840 +43 35 55.438730592   9.914 9.367     A1V 59 0
19 HD 127051 EB* 14 29 51.6047742576 -24 43 27.383238840   11.114 10.808     F0 14 0
20 HD 145848 SB* 16 11 23.2134128304 +44 06 20.938011948   9.68 9.50     A3 7 0
21 BD+48 2665 EB* 18 14 17.4393721152 +48 11 17.017357776   10.79 10.67     ~ 5 0
22 TYC 9071-1708-1 SB* 19 10 37.5880859616 -61 07 32.344348440   12.14 12.34     ~ 7 0
23 ZTF J191826.06+485302.7 EB* 19 18 26.0723925864 +48 53 02.774406228   14.15 13.83 13.84   kA4hA7mA9 11 0
24 TYC 2129-2170-1 * 19 26 45.9366991656 +25 08 28.313162700   11.49 11.43     ~ 3 0
25 TYC 5204-1575-1 EB* 21 01 29.2696177056 -06 22 14.882939940   11.57 11.51     ~ 6 1
26 TYC 6953-751-1 EB* 21 52 57.3157996992 -24 47 52.687923252   12.25 11.96     ~ 3 0
27 TYC 3615-2289-1 SB* 22 27 01.3787026008 +48 49 56.906590656   12.55 11.85     A5 4 0
28 TYC 9337-2511-1 EB* 22 49 05.9700022512 -69 34 01.869551976   13.03 12.53     ~ 8 0
29 1SWASP J232812.74-395523.3 EB* 23 28 12.7612248636 -39 55 23.702743660   13.327 13.096 13.380   ~ 10 0

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