Physical Parameters of the Eclipsing System V1176 Cas

Abstract

The first high-accuracy CCDUBV RI light curves for the recently discovered eclipsing system V1176 Cas (P = 6_.^d 33, V = 11_.^m 1) have been obtained. A photometric solution for the light curves and physical characteristics of the component stars are derived. The orbital eccentricity is negligible, e = 0.009; both components have physical parameters similar to the Sun, but they are younger and may have an overabundance of metals. The orientation of the orbital ellipse and the low eccentricity make studies of the apsidal motion difficult. Nevertheless, the high accuracy of the available measurements of the timings of minima has enabled derivation of an upper limit for the rate of apsidal rotation, which agrees with a theoretical estimate of this effect.