Kepler data on KIC 7341653, a nearby M dwarf with monster flares and a phase-coherent variability

Abstract

KIC 7341653 is one of several late-type M dwarfs observed in the main mission of Kepler with peculiar infrared colors placing them in the domain of suspected young stellar objects (YSO). It is likely associated with a powerful X-ray emitter with X-ray flares. Kepler light curves reveal two distinct types of activity: frequent flares lasting from less than 30 min to a few hours and a periodic variability with a period of 0.5463441(7) d. The largest flare detected increased the flux in the Kepler passband by a factor of 2.8 and released an estimated 4$\times 10^{34}$ erg of energy in the Kepler band. Segmented periodogram analysis reveals that the amplitude of the periodic variation was subject to secular changes, dropping from peak values around 20 ppt to below 5 ppt toward the end of the mission, while the phase varied periodically with an amplitude of 0.15 radians and period 362(3) d. Two possible interpretations of the phase periodicity are discussed: a migrating long-lived photospheric spot and a Doppler frequency shift generated by a solar-mass faint companion, such as a white dwarf.

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