A Comprehensive Catalogue of Variable Stars in the field of 47 Tucanae

Abstract

We present the results of a comprehensive search for stellar variability in the globular cluster 47 Tucanae. Using the Mount Stromlo 40-inch (1m) telescope at Siding Spring Observatory and a combined V+R filter, we have detected 100 variable stars across a 52$\times 52^{\prime }$ field centered on the cluster. Here we present the V+R lightcurves and preliminary investigations of the detected variables, which comprise 28 Eclipsing Binaries (21 contact binaries and 7 detached systems), 45 RR Lyrae stars (41 of which belong to the SMC and four seemingly to the Galactic Halo), and 20 K-giant Long Period Variables (LPVs). We also detected four $\delta$ Scuti stars, one TypeI Cepheid, and one TypeII Cepheid. One variable appears to be a dust-enshrouded SMC star with a short period pulsation. Of these 100 variables, 69 are new discoveries. Our eclipsing binary sample indicates a radial segregation in period, and includes two binaries that are seemingly orbited by low-luminosity stellar companions. One RR Lyrae star shows a Blahzko effect with remarkable regularity.

62 pages, 24 figures. Accepted for publication in AJ. For a full resolution version and variable star findercharts, see: http://www.mso.anu.edu.au/~dtfw

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