The first study of four doubly eclipsing systems

TL;DR

This study reports the discovery and initial analysis of four doubly eclipsing stellar systems, some confirmed as quadruples with complex orbital interactions, revealing near-resonant period ratios and diverse orbital configurations.

Contribution

First analysis of four doubly eclipsing systems, including confirmation of some as quadruples with orbital period variations and near-resonant period ratios.

Findings

Four doubly eclipsing systems identified and analyzed.

Some systems confirmed as quadruples with orbital period variations.

Most systems exhibit near-resonant period ratios.

Abstract

We present the discovery and the very first analysis of four stellar systems showing two periods of eclipses, that are the objects classified as doubly eclipsing systems. Some of them were proved to orbit each other thanks to their eclipse-timing-variations (ETVs) of both pairs, hence they really constitute rare quadruples with two eclipsing pairs. Some of them do not, as we are still waiting for more data to detect their mutual movement. Their light curves and period changes were analysed. All of them are detached and near-contact, but none of them contact; moreover, to our knowledge none of these stars can be considered as blend of two spatially unresolved close components on the sky. These systems are CzeV2647 (0.5723296 + 0.9637074 days), proved to orbit with 4.5-year periodicity; CzeV1645 (1.0944877 + 1.6594641 days), with a rather questionable detection of ETV; CzeV3436 (0.6836870 + 0.3833930 days); and, finally, OGLE SMC-ECL-1758 (0.9291925 + 3.7350826 days), proved to move on its 30-year orbit. Even more surprising is the fact that most of these systems show the ratio of their two orbital periods close to coupling near some resonant values of small integers, namely CzeV2647, with only 1% from 3:5 resonance, CzeV1645 1% from 2:3 resonance, and OGLE SMC-ECL-1758 with only 0.49% from 1:4 resonance. The nature of these near-resonant states still remains a mystery.