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The Astronomical Journal | 2005

The History of the Mysterious Eclipses of KH 15D. II. Asiago, Kiso, Kitt Peak, Mount Wilson, Palomar, Tautenburg, and Rozhen Observatories, 1954-1997

John Asher Johnson; Joshua N. Winn; Francesca Rampazzi; Cesare Barbieri; Hiroyuki Mito; Ken'ichi Tarusawa; Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Ana P. Borisova; Helmut Meusinger

The unusual pre–main-sequence binary star KH 15D undergoes remarkably deep and long-lasting periodic eclipses. Some clues about the reason for these eclipses have come from the observed evolution of the systems light curve over the last century. Here we present UBVRI photometry of KH 15D from 1954 to 1997 based on photographic plates from various observatories. The system has been variable at the ≈1 mag level since at least 1965. There is no evidence of color variations, with a typical limit of Δ(B - V) < 0.2 mag. We confirm some previously published results that were based on a smaller sample of plates: from approximately 1965 to 1990, the total flux was modulated with the 48 day orbital period of the binary, but the maximum flux was larger, the fractional variations were smaller, and the phase of minimum flux was shifted by almost a half-cycle relative to the modern light curve. All these results are consistent with the recently proposed theory that KH 15D is being occulted by an inclined, precessing, circumbinary ring.


Astronomy and Astrophysics | 2008

A long-term photometric study of V 1184 Tauri

E. Semkov; Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Ana P. Borisova; K. Y. Stavrev; P. Kroll; T. Berthold; K. Birkle; H. Mandel; Hiroyuki Mito; K. Tarusawa

Aims. The main purpose of our investigation is to construct the long-time light curve of the PMS star V 1184 Tau. We consider the study of the photometrical variability of PMS stars as very important for understanding stellar evolution. The unusual photometric variability of V 1184 Tau was reported in previous studies as well, but the nature of the observed deep minima is still under discussion. Methods. We present recent data from CCD photometry and from archival photographic plates. The photometric BVRI data presented in this paper were collected from November 2005 to November 2007. To construct the historical light curve of V 1184 Tau, a search for archived photographic observations in the Wide-Field Plate Database (WFPDB) was made. As a result, 412 photographic plates were found containing the field of V 1184 Tau. A part of the plates were scanned at our request and a magnitude estimation was made of V 1184 Tau. Results. Our recent photometric data suggest that the star brightness is still near the minimum. Thus the period of strong light variations that started in 2003 continues up to the present, hence more than 4 years. Our data from the archival photographic plates suggest that an unknown minimum of brightness exists in the approximate period 1980-1985. Taking all available photometric and spectroscopic data into account we must reject the hypothesis that V 1184 Tau is an FU Orionis type object. V 1184 Tau is a G type low-mass star whose spectrum is similar to WTT stars, but its photometric behavior is typical of the UX Orionis variable stars. Assuming the obscuration from orbiting dust clouds as a reason for a deep minimum, we estimate the approximate period of obscurations and the interval between two deep minima. Our calculations give a 25-28 year period between the two minima and approximately 8-10 year duration of the minima.


Proceedings of The International Astronomical Union | 1994

Flare Stars Database

Milcho K. Tsvetkov; M. Chukova; Katya P. Tsvetkova

The important role of flare stars (UV Ceti type variables) in astrophysics is due to the fact that the flare activity is not only typical for red stars with small masses but is a necessary stage during their evolution. The flare star search in stellar aggregates has led to the accumulation of rich observational material allowing us to look for statistical regularities in star formation and evolution. At present, there are more than 1500 known flare stars in the Galaxy; these were discovered mainly during the last 30 years. Most results of the long term monitoring with widefield telescopes are listed in existing catalogues of flare stars in stellar aggregates and in the solar neighbourhood. These catalogues and their machine-readable versions were the basis for the present database of flare stars in the Galaxy.


Archive | 2005

Publications of the Astronomical Society

Milan S. Dimitrijevic; Valeri Golev; L. Č. Popović; Milcho K. Tsvetkov


Archive | 2005

The Pleiades Plate Database: a new update

Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Katya P. Tsvetkova; Ana P. Borisova; Damyan Kalaglarsky; Cesare Barbieri; Francesca Rampazzi; Peter Kroll; Tatyana P. Sergeeva; Alexander M. Sergeev; Douglas J. Mink; A. Doane; N. N. Samus


Serdica Journal of Computing | 2012

Digital Preservation and Web Access to the Konkoly Observatory Schmidt Telescope Plate Archive

Katya P. Tsvetkova; Milcho K. Tsvetkov; A. Holl


Archive | 2005

Astrometric Plate Catalogues in the WFPDB .

Katya P. Tsvetkova; Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Magda G. Stavinschi; Alain Fresneau; Patricia J. Lampens


Archive | 2006

Interlinking between IBVS and WFPDB

András Holl; Damyan Kalaglarsky; Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Katya P. Tsvetkova; K. Y. Stavrev


Archive | 2005

Bamberg southern photographic patrol survey: incorporation in the WFPDB

Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Katya P. Tsvetkova; Ana P. Borisova; D. Kalaglarsky; R. Bogdanovski; U. Heber; I. Bues; H. Drechsel; R. Knigge


Archive | 2005

Archiving of the Potsdam wide-field photographic observations

Milcho K. Tsvetkov; Katya P. Tsvetkova; K. Ya. Stavrev; Gotthard M. Richter; P. Bohm; Klaus B. Staubermann

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Katya P. Tsvetkova

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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Ana P. Borisova

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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K. Y. Stavrev

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

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András Holl

Hungarian Academy of Sciences

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