The DEBCat detached eclipsing binary catalogue
John Southworth (Keele University, UK)
TL;DR
DEBCat is a curated catalogue of over 170 detached eclipsing binary star systems with highly precise mass and radius measurements, serving as a vital resource for testing and refining stellar evolution models.
Contribution
It provides an updated, comprehensive database of well-measured detached eclipsing binaries, improving upon previous compilations and supporting stellar physics research.
Findings
Over 170 systems included with 2% measurement precision
Regular updates from refereed literature
Accessible online database for researchers
Abstract
Detached eclipsing binary star systems are our primary source of measured physical properties of normal stars. I introduce DEBCat: a catalogue of detached eclipsing binaries with mass and radius measurements to the 2% precision necessary to put useful constraints on theoretical models of stellar evolution. The catalogue was begun in 2006, as an update of the compilation by Andersen (1991). It now contains over 170 systems, and new results are added on appearance in the refereed literature. DEBCat is available at: http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/jkt/debcat/
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Taxonomy
TopicsStellar, planetary, and galactic studies · Astronomy and Astrophysical Research · Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies