Discovery of Romanov V20, an Algol-Type Eclipsing Binary in the Constellation Centaurus, by Means of Data Mining [SSA]

http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.11086


I report my discovery of the large-amplitude Algol-type eclipsing binary system which was initially added to the AAVSO International Variable Star Index (VSX) under the designation of Romanov V20. I describe selection criteria for searching for variability among other stars, the search of photometric data from several sky surveys, and my observations using remote telescopes, and the analysis of the data in the VStar software. I find the orbital period, eclipse duration, and magnitude range in Johnson B, V and Sloan g, r, i bands for primary and secondary eclipses.

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F. Romanov
Tue, 23 Nov 21
45/84

Comments: 5 pages, 5 figures, 4 tables. Published online and accepted for publication in the print version of JAAVSO Volume 49, Number 2 (2021-12-15)