On the non-variability of HR 7653 (15 Vul) based on BRITE data

Author(s)
B. Smalley, E. Paunzen, T. Lüftinger, A. F. J. Moffat, A. Pigulski, S. Rucinski, J. Sikora, G. A. Wade, W. Weiss
Abstract

We present space-based BRITE photometric observations of the metallic line (CP1) star HR 7653 (15 Vul). This chemically peculiar star of the upper main sequence was suspected to show variability due to rotation and a magnetic field. Such a variability is quite unusual among the, in general, non-magnetic CP1 stars. We investigated the astrophysical parameters of HR 7653 placing it close to the terminal age main sequence or even in the subgiant phase. The longest BRITE data set has a time base of 18.01 d from which we conclude that there are no coherent long-period variations (>1 d) visible above 2.1 mmag in the red and 6.6 mmag in the blue. Furthermore, we searched for δ Scuti type pulsations. On the basis of a discrete Fourier analysis method, we find no peaks in the Fourier spectra above 0.5 mmag and 8.6 mmag, for the red and blue filters, respectively.

Organisation(s)
Department of Astrophysics
External organisation(s)
Keele University, Masaryk University, University of Montreal, University of Wrocław, University of Toronto, Royal Military College of Canada
Journal
Bulgarian Astronomical Journal
Volume
28
Pages
27
No. of pages
10
ISSN
1313-2709
Publication date
02-2018
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103003 Astronomy, 103004 Astrophysics
Keywords
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f671b40b-7282-4355-b074-3a431e8fa095