LO Peg: Surface Differential Rotation, Flares, and Spot-topographic evolutionстатья
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Аннотация:Abstract
Using the wealth of ˜24 yr multi-band data, we present an in-depth study of the starspot cycles, Surface Differential Rotations (SDR), optical flares, evolution of starspot distributions, and coronal activities on the surface of young, single, main-sequence, Ultra Fast Rotator (UFR) LO Peg. From the long-term V-band photometry, we derive rotational period of LO Peg to be 0.4231 ± 0.0001 d. Using the seasonal variations on the rotational period, the SDR pattern is investigated, and shows a solar-like pattern of SDR. A cyclic pattern with period of ˜2.7 yr appears to be present in rotational period variation. During the observations, 20 optical flares are detected with a flare frequency of ˜1 flare per two days and with flare energy of ˜1031-34 erg. The surface coverage of cool spots is found to be in the range of ˜9-26 per cent. It appears that the high and low latitude spots are interchanging their positions. Quasi-simultaneous observations in X-ray, UV, and optical photometric bands show a signature of an excess of X-ray and UV activities in spotted regions.