• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.109-116
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• 2011

The first presented BV light curves of BH UMa confirmed Krajci's (2005) result that BH UMa is an RR Lyr star that belongs to the RRc subgroup. The light curves showed a slight asymmetry of D = 0.453 with an amplitude of about $0.^m58$ in B, $0.^m47$ in V, and $0.^m11$ in B-V and with a small hump between $0.^p82$ and $0.^p86$. We determined nine new times of minimum light and eight times of maximum light. We also analyzed all of the available unanalyzed minimum timings and found for the first time that the period of BH UMa has varied dramatically in at least three independent sinusoidal ways superposed on a secularly downward parabola over 66 years. The secular period decreasing rate was obtained as $6.^d684{\times}10^{-8}y^{-1}$, corresponding to -0.58 s/century. The semi-amplitude and period for each of the three sinusoidal variations were ($0.^d058$, $14.^y44$), ($0.^d044$, $9.^y98$), and ($0.^d005$, $0.^y97$), respectively. It is uncertain whether the periodicity for the shortest period of $0.^y97$ is real or spurious. The secular period decrease, well consistent with those of the other RRc stars, could be considered as a natural result of the evolution of the BH UMa system. The two possible sinusoidal terms were interpreted as both two light-time effects due to two additional bodies orbiting BH UMa and combinations of random fluctuations in the pulsation period of BH UMa. Two interpretations were shortly discussed with related parameters.

• Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.143-149
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• 2004

We present photometric results for four new variable stars discovered in the vicinity of the ZZ Ceti-type pulsating white dwarf BR Cam. Observations were performed on 5 nights in November 2003 using the 1.8m telescope at Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory with no filter, on 3 nights in December 2003 using the 0.61m telescope at Sobaeksan Optical Astronomy Observatory with V, I filters, and on 3 nights in October 2004 using the 1.0m telescope at Mt. Lemmon Optical Astronomy Observatory with V, I filters. We estimated their periods from the phase-match technique for one eclipsing binary and the multiple frequency analysis for three pulsating stars. By considering the light curve shape, period and amplitude difference between two passbands, we classified the objects by their variability types as follows: V1 (USNO-A2.0 1425-05691757) is a W UMa-type eclipsing binary with an orbital period of $0^d.4641$; V2 (USNO-A2.0 1425-05703335) is a multi-periodic $\delta$ Set-type pulsating star with a dominant period of $0^d.0649$; V3 (USNO-A2.0 1425-05699659) is also a $\delta$ Set-type pulsating star with a period of $0^d.1408$; and V 4 (USNO-A2.0 1425-05707705) is a RR Lyr-type pulsating star with a period of $0^d.2643$.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.36 no.2
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• pp.120.1-120.1
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• 2011

현대 천문학의 주요한 이슈 중 하나인 외계행성은 570개 이상 발견되었는데, 이들 모두 우리 은하내 외계행성들이다. 우리는 KMTNet 광시야 관측시스템을 이용하여 마젤란 은하내 외계행성을 Transit 방법으로 탐색 관측하여 외부은하 최초의 외계행성을 발견하고자 한다. 이제까지 알려진 Transit 행성들의 별표면 통과시간(transit duration)은 대부분 100-300분 사이에 분포하기 때문에, 이 현상의 검출은 최대 10분의 시간분해능을 필요로 한다. 한편, KMTNet 망원경은 마젤란 은하내 21등급의 별을 I 필터에서 10분의 노출로 1%의 측정정밀도를 얻을 수 있고, 8-10미터급 대형망원경을 이용하면 태양질량의 21등급 별을 공전하는 목성형 행성들의 분광후속 관측이 가능하다. 우리는 KMTNet으로 마젤란 은하내 19-21등급에 있는 F-G형 주계열성들과 청색수평가지별들(blue horizontal branch star)을 I 필터(관측 시작, 중간, 끝 시간에는 V 필터도 사용)에서 10분의 노출로 시계열 측광 관측하면, 다수의 Transit 외계행성을 발견할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다. 이와 더불어, 수년의 장시간 관측자료로부터 RR Lyr, ${\delta}$ Sct 및 식변광성의 극대/극심시각을 정밀하게 측정하여 Timing 방법으로 항성계 주위를 공전하는 장주기 외계행성을 발견할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 중력렌즈(self-lensing) 현상을 보이는 외계행성도 검출가능하다.