Three new 2+2 quadruple systems with changing inclination
ABSTRACT We present a unique discovery of three new detected systems showing two different phenomena together. These are 2+2 quadruple stellar systems showing two eclipsing binaries as the inner pairs. And besides that, these systems were also found to exhibit the precession of the inner orbits causing the inclination changes manifesting themselves through the eclipse depth variations. We are not aware of any similar known system on the sky nowadays, hence our discovery is really unique. In particular these systems are: CzeV4315 = HD 228777 (periods 6.7391 and 0.91932 d, inclination change of pair B of about 1.4$^{\circ }$ yr−1); ASASSN-V J075203.23−323102.7 = GDS_J0752031−323102 (8.86916 d + 2.6817 d, inclination change of pair B of about 1.03$^\circ$ yr−1, now only ellipsoidal variations); ASASSN-V J105824.33−611347.6 = TIC 465899856 (2.3304 d + 13.0033 d, inclination change of pair B, now undetectable). These systems provide us unique insight into the quadruple-star dynamics, including the orbit–orbit interaction, Kozai–Lidov cycles, and testing the stellar formation theories of these higher order multiples.
Authors
- Jaroslav Merc (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6355-2468)
- P. Zasche (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9383-7704)
- R. Uhlář
- M. Mašek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0967-0006)
- J. Kára (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1012-7203)
- Z. Henzl
- Kučáková
Institutions
- Czech Academy of Sciences (CZ)
- Charles University (CZ)
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Astronomical Institute (CZ)
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (US)
- Silesian University in Opava (CZ)
- Centre for Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics (UZ)
- Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research (CZ)
- FZU ‒ Institute of Physics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (CZ)
- Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (ES)
- Astronomical Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Physics of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staf495
- Primary Topic
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Univerzita Karlova v Praze
- European Space Agency
- Grantová Agentura České Republiky
- Astrophysics Division