Saturday, October 20, 2012

Unlisted RR Lyrae Type C - KIC 2831097


Forum Talk member cappella has identified a possible unlisted RR Lyrae type C star.

Kian Jek:



Could this be an RRc? There is a GO (Kepler Guest Observer program) designation for it, perhaps someone at KASC is already looking at this. But still, Type A subgiant, low metallicity, period 0.2 to 0.5d, amplitude of +/- 10%, slightly sinusoidal profile. For comparison this is the phased plot for KIC 5520878, a known RRc:



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