The Eclipsing Binary LD 282

Volume 28 number 2 (2000)

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Peter R. Guilbault

P.O. 287

Daniel H. Kaiser

2631 Washington Street

Arne A. Henden

USRA/USNO (Universities Space

Timothy Hager

Western Connecticut State University

Gilbert C. Lubke

Marvin E. Baldwin

8655 N. Co. Rd. 775 E

Abstract

The authors have used two seasons of visual observations, one season of CCD photometric observations, and an examination of the photographic plate collection at the Harvard College Observatory to reveal that LD 282 is a 12th-magnitude Algol-type eclipsing binary with DV Min. I = 2.77 V magnitudes, Min. II = 0.11 magnitude. The light elements are: