CAOSP abstracts, Volume: 54, No.: 2, year: 2024

Author(s): Christopoulou, P.-E.; Lalounta, E.; Papageorgiou, A.; Ferreira Lopes, C.E.; Catelan, M.; Drake, A.J.
Journal: Contributions of the Astronomical Observatory Skalnaté Pleso, vol. 54, no. 2, p. 249-256.
Date: 02/2024
Title: Discovery of star systems at the merger limit by large astronomical surveys
Keyword(s): contact binaries, eclipsing binaries, fundamental parameters, data analysis
Pages: 249 -- 256
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/caosp.2024.54.2.249
NASA ADS Abstract Service: 2024CoSka..54b.249C
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Abstract: This study presents the identification and the best photometric solution of 92 low mass ratio (LMR) totally eclipsing contact binaries in Catalina Sky Survey data, among which 37 are new discoveries, six are candidates for mergers, and a unique ultra-short period LMR.