Bibcode
Vauclair, G.; Belmonte, J. A.; Pfeiffer, B.; Chevreton, M.; Dolez, N.; Motch, C.; Werner, K.; Pakull, M. W.
Referencia bibliográfica
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 267, no. 1, p. L35-L38.
Fecha de publicación:
1
1993
Número de citas
27
Número de citas referidas
21
Descripción
RXJ 2117.1 + 3412 is a newly spectroscopically identified bright PG1159
star discovered in the ROSAT XRT sky survey. We report the results of
rapid photometry observations performed at the 2.5m Nordic Optical
Telescope, on 1992 August 23-27. RXJ2117.1 + 3412 is a low amplitude
multiperiodic pulsator. The analysis of 28 h of rapid photometry reveals
that the light curve contains at least 24 frequencies. The power
spectrum is dominated by a 5 mmag amplitude pulsation of 821 s period.
Other modes are found in a wide range of periods: 246 - 3150 s. A test
on the period distribution indicates two mean period spacings at 20.48 s
and 22.61 s which, when interpreted as the expected period spacings in
the asymptotic limit for g-modes of degree l = 1 and l = 2, lead to a
mass of 0.62 and 0.58 solar mass, respectively.