Asteroseismology of the ZZ Ceti star WD 1310+583 using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Aims. By analysing the light curves of the ZZ Ceti star WD 1310+583, we aim to determine its pulsational frequencies and to give constraints on the main stellar parameters using asteroseismology. Methods. We performed the Fourier analysis of the TESS light curves of WD 1310+583 and selected the possible pulsational modes. We also used spectroscopic data collected with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope to give constraints for the asteroseismic analysis. We perform the latter with period-to-period fits using fully evolutionary white dwarf models. Results. The star presented in this paper shows a particularly high number (41) of pulsational frequencies, which provides a potential opportunity for detailed asteroseismic investigations. We found a mean period spacing of ∼40.5 seconds, which allows us to state that the stellar mass of WD 1310+583 is larger than ∼0.57 M⊙. We also attempted an asteroseismological analysis by performing period-to-period fits, but we were unable to find a single statistically significant asteroseismological solution. We adopted a tentative solution consisting of a white dwarf model with M* = 0.632 M⊙, Teff = 11 702 K, and an asteroseismic distance $ d = 27.75^{+0.17}_{-0.15} $ pc, which is significantly smaller than the one predicted by Gaia (d = 30.79 ± 0.2 pc). We also determined that the rotational period of our target is 1.18 d.

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Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
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2026-02-25
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Asteroseismology of the ZZ Ceti star WD 1310+583 using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Sam Barber, Zsófia Bognár, Ádám Sódor, Francisco C. De Gerónimo et al.
Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
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Asteroseismology of the ZZ Ceti star WD 1310+583 using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite

Sam Barber, Zsófia Bognár, Ádám Sódor, Francisco C. De Gerónimo, James Munday, Alejandro H. Córsico
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Aims. By analysing the light curves of the ZZ Ceti star WD 1310+583, we aim to determine its pulsational frequencies and to give constraints on the main stellar parameters using asteroseismology. Methods. We performed the Fourier analysis of the TESS light curves of WD 1310+583 and selected the possible pulsational modes. We also used spectroscopic data collected with the Cosmic Origins Spectrograph of the Hubble Space Telescope to give constraints for the asteroseismic analysis. We perform the latter with period-to-period fits using fully evolutionary white dwarf models. Results. The star presented in this paper shows a particularly high number (41) of pulsational frequencies, which provides a potential opportunity for detailed asteroseismic investigations. We found a mean period spacing of ∼40.5 seconds, which allows us to state that the stellar mass of WD 1310+583 is larger than ∼0.57 M⊙. We also attempted an asteroseismological analysis by performing period-to-period fits, but we were unable to find a single statistically significant asteroseismological solution. We adopted a tentative solution consisting of a white dwarf model with M* = 0.632 M⊙, Teff = 11 702 K, and an asteroseismic distance $ d = 27.75^{+0.17}_{-0.15} $ pc, which is significantly smaller than the one predicted by Gaia (d = 30.79 ± 0.2 pc). We also determined that the rotational period of our target is 1.18 d.

Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, University of Oklahoma, Space Telescope Science Institute, University of Warwick, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal, Vlaamse regering
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