RX J0501.7-0359: a new ROSAT discovered eclipsing polar in the period gap

Vadim Burwitz, Klaus Reinsch, Klaus Beuermann +1

RXJ 0501.7-0359 is a new V ~ 17 mag eclipsing polar discovered during the ROSAT all-sky survey (RASS). Extensive follow-up observations at X-ray (pointed ROSAT PSPC and HRI observa…