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CZEV502-AN M DWARF NEAR THE LEO TRIPLET WITH VERY STRONG FLARES

Authors

LIŠKA Jiří HUDEC René MIKULÁŠEK Zdeněk ZEJDA Miloslav JANÍK Jan ŠTROBL Jan

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrofisica
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web http://www.astroscu.unam.mx/rmaa/RMxAA..58-1/PDF/RMxAA..58-1_jliska-XII.pdf
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/ia.01851101p.2022.58.01.12
Keywords methods: observational; stars: flare; stars: variables: general; surveys; techniques: photometric; X-rays: stars
Description Discovery of flares in the M dwarf CzeV502 and our follow-up results are presented. We classify it as a dMe eruptive variable of UV Ceti type due to the X-ray activity, measured B -V of 1.5 mag, H alpha emission, and flares. Our monitoring revealed only one reliable and one suspected superflare in 58 nights (210 hrs). The strongest flare with Delta R = 1.5 mag (Delta B approximate to 6-8 mag) could have a total energy of 3E+34 erg. The ASAS-SN data may contain 4 events up to Delta V of 0.43 mag and 12.55 d periodicity corresponding to the rotation or possible binarity. Other brightenings in sky survey (ASAS-3, CRTS, NSVS, and KWS) are doubtful. No event was unveiled on the 1600 photographic plates. The upper rate limit of 1-2 superflares/1 640 hrs corresponds to activity several orders higher than for other M-dwarfs, especially, for the slow rotators. The low amplitude flares (Delta B < 0.5 mag) may be common (1 flare/4 hrs).

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