The 21st Cambridge workshop on Cool Stars, Stellar Systems, and the Sun
Published February 1, 2023 | Version v1
Poster Open

An Update on the Eclipsing Binary System V582 Mon (KH 15D): Nearing the End of an Era

Authors/Creators

  • 1. Dickinson College
  • 2. STScI
  • 3. Lowell Observatory
  • 4. University of Hawaii
  • 5. Wesleyan University

Description

Almost twenty five years ago the variable star, V582 Mon, was re-discovered by Kearns and Herbst

and henceforth has also been known as KH 15D. In this poster, I will review the history of this

intriguing system, and what it represents: an opportunity to study a pre-main sequence (PMS) binary

system still embedded in an accretion disk. The steady precession of the occulting circumbinary

(CB) ring has allowed us to derive the stellar properties of both stars, and presents us with the

opportunity to refine and expand current models of the system. The latest observations reveal

significant structure in the trailing edge.

Notes

The authors acknowledge support from the Research and Development Fund of Dickinson College.

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