$τ$ Ori and $τ$ Lib: Two new massive heartbeat binaries [SSA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/1801.05985


We report the discovery of two massive eccentric systems with BRITE data, $\tau$ Ori and $\tau$ Lib, showing heartbeat effects close to the periastron passage. $\tau$ Lib exhibits shallow eclipses that will soon vanish due to the apsidal motion in the system. In neither system, tidally excited oscillations were detected.

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A. Pigulski, M. Kaminska, K. Kaminski, et. al.
Fri, 19 Jan 18
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Comments: 3 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the Proceedings of the 3rd BRITE Science Conference