NGC 6397 V8

Simbad link NGC 6397 V8
Source publication Li, K. (2013) - Two contact binaries at different evolutionary stages in the globular cluster NGC 6397
ADS link 2013NewA...25...12L
Name in Source publication NGC 6397 V8
Orbital period in days (P [d]) 0.271243
Mass ratio (q) 0.16
Mass ratio determination Photometric
Type A
Has total eclipse?
Has spots?
Has third light?
Has period variation?

Solver WD
Orbital period in days (P [d]) 0.271243
Mass ratio (q) 0.16
Orbital inclination in degrees (i [o]) 81.3
Fillout (f) 0.46
Primary temperature in Kelvins (T1 [K]) 6928
Secondary temperature in Kelvins (T2 [K]) 6716
Primary polar radius in units of orbital separation (r1p) 0.5157
Secondary polar radius in units of orbital separation (r2p) 0.2318
Surface potential (Ω) 2.0805

Orbital separation in solar radii (a [R]) 1.77
Primary radius in solar units (R1 [R]) 1
Secondary radius in solar units (R2 [R]) 0.46
Primary mass in solar units (M1 [M]) 0.88
Secondary mass in solar units (M2 [M]) 0.14
Primary temperature in kelvins (T1 [K]) 6928
Secondary temperature in Kelvins (T2 [K]) 6716
Primary luminosity in solar units (L1 [L]) 2.04
Secondary luminosity in solar units (L2 [L]) 0.38
Distance in parsecs (d [pc]) 2300
Age in gigayears (τ [gyr]) 5.91

Orbital period in days (P [d]) 0.271243
Monotonic period variation in seconds per year (dPdt [s/y]) 0.022196
Cyclic period variation in years (Pc [y])

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