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2025MNRAS.537.2258L - Mon. Not. R. Astron. Soc., 537, 2258-2272 (2025/March-1)

Optical flares detected on a contact binary: the first photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a long-period low mass ratio contact binary HAT 307-0007476.

LI L.-Z., LI K., GAO X., CHEN X.-D., FENG S., GAO D.-Y., GUO D.-F., CHEN X., GAO X., SUN G.-Y., BAI S.Y.C. and ESAMDIN A.

Abstract (from CDS):

This paper presents the photometric and spectroscopic analysis of a long-period totally eclipsing contact binary (HAT 307-0007476) for the first time. This system is a low mass ratio ($q\sim 0.114$) and medium contact binary ($f\sim 37.1~{{\ \rm per\ cent}}$). Two flare events were detected in multiple bands observations in December 2022. The interval between the two flare events is 4 d. The average duration of these two flares is about 2289 s. Both the two flares achieve the energy levels of superflares. The excess emission of the H$_\alpha$ line in the LAMOST spectra of this object was analysed, indicating its chromospheric activity. The O-C diagram showed a long-term orbital period increase, which is due to the mass transfer between the two component stars. We conclude that HAT 307-0007476 is currently in a stable region based on both Jspin/Jorb and the comparison between the instability parameters and its current values.

Abstract Copyright: © The Author(s) 2025. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): stars: activity - binaries: eclipsing - stars: flare - stars: individual

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Simbad objects: 8

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