New Photometrically Variable Magnetic Chemically Peculiar Stars in the ASAS-3 Archive

Abstract

The magnetic Ap or CP2 stars are natural atomic and magnetic laboratories and ideal testing grounds for the evaluation of model atmospheres. CP2 stars exhibiting photometric variability are traditionally referred to as alpha2 Canum Venaticorum (ACV) variables. Strictly periodic changes are observed in the spectra and brightness of these stars, which allow the derivation of rotational periods. Related to this group of objects are the He-weak (CP4) and He-rich stars, some of which are also known to undergo brightness changes due to rotational modulation. Increasing the sample size of known rotational periods among CP2/4 stars is an important task, which will contribute to our understanding of these objects and their evolution in time. We have compiled an extensive target list of magnetic chemically peculiar (CP2/4) stars. In addition to that, a systematic investigation of early-type (spectral types B/A) variable stars of undetermined type in the International Variable Star Index of the AAVSO (VSX) yielded additional ACV candidates, which were included in our sample. We investigated our sample stars using publicly available observations from the ASAS-3 archive. We were able to identify another 360 stars exhibiting photometric variability in the accuracy limit of the ASAS-3 data, thereby concluding our search for photometrically variable magnetic chemically peculiar stars in the ASAS-3 archive. Summary data, folded light curves and, if available, information from the literature are presented for all variable stars of our sample, which is composed of 334 bona-fide ACV variables, 23 ACV candidates and three eclipsing binary systems. In particular, we call attention to HD 66051 (V414 Pup), which was identified as an eclipsing binary system showing obvious rotational modulation of the light curve due to the presence of an ACV variable in the system.

22 pages, 8 figures

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