NASA NTRS · 19840037709
PG 1012-029 - A high-excitation eclipsing cataclysmic variable
Abstract
The paper presents a photometric and spectrophotometric analysis of a new eclipsing cataclysmic variable, PG 1012-029, with an orbital period of 3 hr 14 minutes 18.7 s. The eclipse depth reaches 1.9 mag, is rounded at minimum, and shows a prolonged egress 'shoulder', as found for UX UMa and some other eclipsing systems. The spectrum shows strong high-excitation lines at optical and UV wavelengths. A large fraction of the He II flux disappears during the eclipse, when the hydrogen spectrum fits a cooler temperature, and the continuum reddens. This behavior is attributed to eclipse of the hotter inner disk region.
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Penning, W. R., Ferguson, D. H., Mcgraw, J. T., Liebert, J., Green, R. F.. 1984-01-01. PG 1012-029 - A high-excitation eclipsing cataclysmic variable. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19840037709
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