GALEX J201337.6+092801: The Lowest Gravity Subdwarf B Pulsator

We present the recent discovery of a new subdwarf B variable (sdBV), with an exceptionally low surface gravity. Our spectroscopy places it at T eff = 32,100 ? 1000, log g = 5.15 ? 0.20, and log(N He/N H) = -2.8 ? 0.2. With a magnitude of B = 12.0, it is the second brightest V361 Hya star ever found....

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Veröffentlicht in:Astrophysical journal. Letters 2011-04, Vol.731 (1), p.L13-jQuery1323917950817='48'
Hauptverfasser: Østensen, R. H, Pápics, P. I, Oreiro, R, Reed, M. D, Quint, A. C, Gilker, J. T, Hicks, L. L, Baran, A. S, Fox Machado, L, Ottosen, T. A, Telting, J. H
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Zusammenfassung:We present the recent discovery of a new subdwarf B variable (sdBV), with an exceptionally low surface gravity. Our spectroscopy places it at T eff = 32,100 ? 1000, log g = 5.15 ? 0.20, and log(N He/N H) = -2.8 ? 0.2. With a magnitude of B = 12.0, it is the second brightest V361 Hya star ever found. Photometry from three different observatories reveals a temporal spectrum with 11 clearly detected periods in the range 376-566 s, and at least five more close to our detection limit. These periods are unusually long for the V361 Hya class of short-period sdBV pulsators, but not unreasonable for p- and g-modes close to the radial fundamental, given its low surface gravity. Of the ~50 short-period sdB pulsators known to date, only a single one has been found to have comparable spectroscopic parameters to GALEX J201337.6+092801(J20136+0928, for short). This is the enigmatic high-amplitude pulsator V338 Ser, and we conclude that J20136+0928 is the second example of this rare subclass of sdB pulsators located well above the canonical extreme horizontal branch in the H-R diagram.
ISSN:2041-8205
2041-8213
DOI:10.1088/2041-8205/731/1/L13