Blue Straggler in the Making: An X-Ray Active Binary in Algol Configuration

A. H. Sheikh; Biman J. Medhi; Annapurni Subramaniam; Sergio Messina; Susmita Das; Hitendra Sarkar; Anupam Bhardwaj; Atila Poro; Marina Kounkel; Ram Sagar

doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ae6270

Blue Straggler in the Making: An X-Ray Active Binary in Algol Configuration

A. H. Sheikh
, Biman J. Medhi
, Annapurni Subramaniam
, Sergio Messina
, Susmita Das
, Hitendra Sarkar
, Anupam Bhardwaj
, Atila Poro
, Marina Kounkel
, Ram Sagar

Physics

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics India
École Normale Suprieure

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Original language	English
Journal	Astrophysical Journal Letters
Volume	1002
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3847/2041-8213/ae6270
State	Published - Apr 30 2026

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

Keywords

Algol variable stars (24)
Blue straggler stars (168)
Close binary stars (254)
Stellar astronomy (1583)
Stellar dynamics (1596)

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