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Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser.
Volume 136, Number 1, April I 1999
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| Page(s) | 139 - 143 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/aas:1999204 | |
| Published online | 15 April 1999 | |
Photometric study of the late-type contact binary YY Eridani*
Yunnan Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
Send offprint request to: Y. Yang
Received:
7
August
1998
Accepted:
1
December
1998
Complete light curves in B and V bands for YY Eridani are presented in this paper. The light curves appear to have a marked asymmetry with Max. I brighter than Max. II. Using the latest version of the Wilson-Devinney light curve synthesis program, we have computed photometric solutions from the new light curves of YY Eri. The present solutions reveal that YY Eri is a W subtype contact binary. The asymmetries of the light curves are explained by the presence of dark spot on the primary or secondary component.
Key words: star: individual: YY Eri / binary: eclipsing
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