Surface brightness inhomogeneity on the helium-rich hot subdwarf in the X-ray binary HD 49798

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract HD 49798 is an X-ray binary consisting of a hot helium-rich subdwarf primary and an accreting compact companion with an orbital period of 1.55 d. TESS observations of its optical light curve suggest short-period brightenings superimposed on a sinusoidal variation. The latter can be attributed to the tidal deformation of the primary, while frequency analysis of the additional variations shows up to eleven frequencies which form an harmonic series based on a period of 1.4 d, in excellent agreement with the stellar rotation period inferred independently from spectroscopy. These brightenings may be explained by a slowly changing and inhomogeneous temperature distribution across the surface of the hot subdwarf, such as might be associated with a magnetic field or with the presence of Rossby waves in the stellar envelope.
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Authors C. S. Jeffery, Gavin Ramsay
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Journal monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Year 2026
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10.1093/mnras/stag1667
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https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stag1667
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