Bibcode
Barclay, T.; Greiss, S.; Carrera, R.; Naslim, N.; Karjalainen, R.; Jeffery, C. S.; Ramsay, G.; Hakala, P.; Brooks, A.
Bibliographical reference
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Volume 429, Issue 4, p.3207-3213
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2013
Citations
15
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Description
Optical spectroscopy of the blue star KIC 10449976 shows that it is an
extremely helium-rich subdwarf with effective temperature
Teff = 40 000 ± 300 K and surface gravity log g = 5.3
± 0.1. Radial-velocity measurements over a 5 d time-scale show an
upper variability limit of ≈50 ± 20 km s-1. Kepler
photometry of KIC 10449976 in both long and short cadence modes shows
evidence for a periodic modulation on a time-scale of ≈3.9 d. We have
examined the possibility that this modulation is not astrophysical but
conclude that it is most likely real. We discuss whether the modulation
could be caused by a low-mass companion, by stellar pulsations or by
spots. The identification of any one of these as cause has important
consequences for understanding the origin of helium-rich subdwarfs.
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