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Star in the constellation Aquarius
FO Aquarii

The visual band light curve of FO Aquarii. The main plot shows the dimming which occurred in 2016, and the inset plot shows the short-term variation that occurs during an orbital period. Adapted from Littlefield et al. (2016)
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Aquarius
Right ascension 22 17 55.38
Declination −08° 21′ 04.6″
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.7
Characteristics
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.70
Apparent magnitude (R) 13.60
Apparent magnitude (J) 12.87
Apparent magnitude (H) 12.75
Apparent magnitude (K) 12.51
Variable type DQ
Orbit
Period (P)4.85 hr
Other designations
2E 4588, 1RXS J221753.9-082115, CS 22886-0021, H 2215-086
Database references
SIMBADdata
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

FO Aquarii is an intermediate polar star system in the constellation Aquarius. The white dwarf and companion star orbit each other with a period of approximately 4.85 hours. The system is famous for a very strong optical pulsation which occurs every 20.9 minutes, corresponding with the rotational period of the accreting white dwarf. Prior to 2016, the system's long-term optical brightness varied between apparent magnitude 12.7 and 14.2, but in early 2016, it faded to magnitude 15.8 and thereafter began a slow recovery to its normal brightness, behavior which is indicative of a temporary dropoff in the mass-transfer rate between the two stars.

The variable nature of FO Aquarii was discovered in 1983 by Joseph Patterson and João Evangelista Steiner. It was given its variable star designation in 1985.

References

  1. Littlefield, Colin; Garnavich, Peter; Kennedy, Mark R.; Aadland, Erin; Terndrup, Donald M.; Calhoun, Grace V.; Callanan, Paul; Abe, Lyu; Bendjoya, Philippe; Rivet, Jean-Pierre; Vernet, David; Devogèle, Maxime; Shappee, Benjamin; Holoien, Thomas; Heras, Teófilo Arranz; Bonnardeau, Michel; Cook, Michael; Coulter, Daniel; Debackère, André; Dvorak, Shawn; Foster, James R.; Goff, William; Hambsch, Franz-Josef; Harris, Barbara; Myers, Gordon; Nelson, Peter; Popov, Velimir; Solomon, Rob; Stein, William L.; Stone, Geoff; Vietje, Brad (December 2016). "Return of the King: Time-Series Photometry of FO Aquarii's Initial Recovery from its Unprecedented 2016 Low State". The Astrophysical Journal. 833 (1): 93. arXiv:1609.01026. Bibcode:2016ApJ...833...93L. doi:10.3847/1538-4357/833/1/93. S2CID 54662277.
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  6. ^ Patterson, J.; Steiner, J. E. (1983-01-01). "H2215-086 -King of the DQ Herculis stars". The Astrophysical Journal. 264: L61. Bibcode:1983ApJ...264L..61P. doi:10.1086/183944. ISSN 0004-637X.
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