A new analysis of the 11-year period in OJ287 - Confirmation of its existence

Kidger, M.; Takalo, L.; Sillanpaa, A.
Bibliographical reference

Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 264, no. 1, p. 32-36.

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10
1992
Number of authors
3
IAC number of authors
1
Citations
119
Refereed citations
110
Description
We have compiled all the available optical B band data on OJ287, between 1890 and 1991. Using this data we have found a period of 11.6 +/- 0.5 yr for the outbursts in OJ 287. This value is in good agreement with the period of 11.65 yr between outbursts and 11.05 yr between minima found previously by Sillanpaa et al. (1988), using V-band data. Based on this period we can predict that the next outburst should be at its maximum around August 1994.