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The Investigation of Seven Kepler Contact Binaries in the Field of NGC 6819

Xuzhi Li, Libo Liu

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Abstract Using the Kepler Eclipsing Binary Catalog, we found seven EW-type eclipsing binaries within the tidal radius of the intermediate-aged open cluster NGC 6819 (about 40′). These seven EW eclipsing binaries are all confirmed to be contact binaries by light curve analysis with the 2015 version Wilson–Devinney program. Using the parameter characteristics of contact binaries, we found that only KIC 4937217 could be a member of NGC 6819. Moreover, KIC 5199489 should be a shallow, unity-mass-ratio contact binary implying an early contact stage or a mass-ratio reverse stage. Nevertheless, KIC 5198934 and KIC 5374883 should be deep, low mass ratio contact binaries (DLMRCBs), which are usually considered as premergers.

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Abstract Using the Kepler Eclipsing Binary Catalog, we found seven EW-type eclipsing binaries within the tidal radius of the intermediate-aged open cluster NGC 6819 (about 40′). These seven EW eclipsing binaries are all confirmed to be contact binaries by light curve analysis with the 2015 version Wilson–Devinney program. Using the parameter characteristics of contact binaries, we found that only KIC 4937217 could be a member of NGC 6819. Moreover, KIC 5199489 should be a shallow, unity-mass-ratio contact binary implying an early contact stage or a mass-ratio reverse stage. Nevertheless, KIC 5198934 and KIC 5374883 should be deep, low mass ratio contact binaries (DLMRCBs), which are usually considered as premergers.

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Abstract Using the Kepler Eclipsing Binary Catalog, we found seven EW-type eclipsing binaries within the tidal radius of the intermediate-aged open cluster NGC 6819 (about 40′). These seven EW eclipsing binaries are all confirmed to be contact binaries by light curve analysis with the 2015 version Wilson–Devinney program. Using the parameter characteristics of contact binaries, we found that only KIC 4937217 could be a member of NGC 6819. Moreover, KIC 5199489 should be a shallow, unity-mass-ratio contact binary implying an early contact stage or a mass-ratio reverse stage. Nevertheless, KIC 5198934 and KIC 5374883 should be deep, low mass ratio contact binaries (DLMRCBs), which are usually considered as premergers.

Key concepts: Physics, Contact binary, Astrophysics, Light curve, RADIUS, Mass ratio, Binary number, Open cluster

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