Dirk Terrell

Publications in Refereed Journals and Conference Proceedings

• The Absolute Dimensions of the Overcontact Binary FI Bootis, Terrell, Dirk, Osborn, Wayne; Smolinksi, Jason and Gross, John, Astronomical Journal, in press (2006)
• New Constraints on Additional Satellites of the Pluto System, A. J. Steffl, M. J. Mutchler, H. A. Weaver, S. A. Stern, D. D. Durda, D. Terrell, W. J. Merline, L. A. Young, E. F. Young, M. W. Buie, and J. R. Spencer, Astronomical Journal, in press (2006)
• A Two-Color CCD Photometric Study of the W UMa Binary SW Lacertae, Alton, Kevin B. and Terrell, Dirk, Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, submitted (2006)
• Eclipsing Binary Stars: Future Work, Terrell, D., in Astrophysics of Variable Stars, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 349, 91 (2006)
• On the origin of the unusual orbit of Comet 2P/Encke, Levison, Harold F.; Terrell, Dirk; Wiegert, Paul A.; Dones, Luke; Duncan, Martin J., Icarus, 182, 161 (2006)
• Changes in the Light Curves of Short-Period W Ursae Majoris Binaries: Program Summary, Genet, R. M.; Smith, T. C.; Terrell, D.; Doyle, L., Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, in press (2006)
• Partial Eclipses in BR Cygni, Terrell, Dirk, Gross, John and Cooney, W.R., Jr. IBVS #5646 (2005)
• Photometric Variability in the Strongly Interacting Binary DK Canum Venaticorum, Terrell, Dirk; Koff, R. A.; Henden, A. A.; Hager, T.; Kaiser, D. H.; Howell, J. A.; Gross, John; Cooney, Walter R., Jr.; Munari, U.; Siviero, A., IBVS #5642 (2005)
• Observational studies of early-type binary stars: MP Centauri, Terrell, Dirk; Munari, Ulisse; Zwitter, Tomaž; Wolf, George, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 360, 583 (2005)
• GW Cancri: A W-type W UMa System with Complete Eclipses, Terrell, Dirk, Gross, John and Cooney, W.R., Jr. IBVS #5625 (2005)
• Photometric Mass Ratios of Eclipsing Binary Stars, Terrell, Dirk and Wilson, R.E., Astrophysics and Space Science, 296, 221 (2005)
• CX CMa - An Early-Type Detached Eclipsing Binary, Nelson, Robert H. and Terrell, Dirk, IBVS #5545 (2004)
• Studies of early-type binaries: TU Mus and MP Cen, Terrell, D.; Munari, U.; Zwitter, T.; Nelson, R. H.; Wolf, G. W., in Spectroscopically and Spatially Resolving the Compnents of Close Binaries, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Proceedings, 318, 215 (2004)
• New Light Curves and Orbital Solution for AM Leonis, Hiller, Mary E.; Osborn, Wayne; Terrell, Dirk, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 116, 337 (2004)
• Observational Studies of Early-Type Overcontact Binaries: TU Muscae, Terrell, Dirk; Munari, Ulisse; Zwitter, Tomaž; Nelson, Robert H., Astronomical Journal, 126, 2988 (2003)
• The Double Supergiant Binary OW Geminorum, Terrell, Dirk; Kaiser, D. H.; Henden, A. A.; Koff, R.; West, D.; Dvorak, S.; Pullen, A. Charles; Stephan, Christopher P., Astronomical Journal, 126, 902 (2003)
• Photometry of OW Gem, Kaiser, D. H.; Henden, A. A.; Dvorak, S.; Garcia-Melendo, E.; Gomez-Forrellad, J. M.; Howell, J. A.; Koff, R. A.; Kuebler, P.; Lubcke, G. C.; Martin, B.; Nelson, R. H.; Pullen, A. C.; Terrell, D.; West, D.; Williams, D. B.; Wolf, G. W.; Zissell, R. E., IBVS #5347 (2002)
• Light Curve Variability in XZ Canis Minoris, Terrell, D. and Henden, A.A., IBVS #5310 (2002)
• GSC 00279-00321: A New W UMa Eclipsing Binary, Koppelman, M.D. and Terrell, D., IBVS #5299 (2002)
• GSC 4686 2315: A Short-period Algol, Koff, R.A.; Henden, A.A.; Kaiser, D.H.; Lubcke, G.C.; Terrell, D., IBVS # 5257 (2002).
• GSC 0983.1044: a Short-Period RS CVn Binary, Kaiser, D. H.; Pullen, A. C.; Henden, A. A.; Baldwin, M. E.; Guilbault, P. R.; Hager, T.; Terrell, D., IBVS # 5231 (2002).
• Light Elements and Light Curve of the Eclipsing Binary GSC 2605.0545, Howell, J. A.; Henden, A. A.; Baldwin, M. E.; Guilbault, P. R.; Hager, T.; West, D.; Kuebler, P.; Terrell, D., IBVS # 5229 (2002).
• Eclipsing Binary Stars: Past, Present and Future, Terrell, Dirk, Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, 30, 1 (2002).
• The Short-Period Eclipsing Binary GSC 3123.1618, Billings, G. W., Kaiser, D. H., Terrell, D., and Henden, A. A., IBVS #5029 (2001).
• Light Elements and a Preliminary Solution for the Light Curve of the Eclipsing Binary GSC 1534.0753, Lubcke, G.C.; Baldwin, M.E.; Billings, G.W.; Guilbault, P.R.; Hager, T.; Henden, A.A.; Terrell, D., IBVS #4998 (2000).
• Recent Improvements to a Version of the Wilson-Devinney Program, Kallrath, Josef, Milone, E. F., Terrell, Dirk, and Young, Andrew T., Astrophysical Journal, 508, 308 (1998).
• X-ray binary unified analysis: pulse/RV application to Vela X1: GP Velorum, Wilson, R.E. and Terrell, Dirk, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 296, 33 (1998).
• Preliminary Analysis of the Contact System V7 in NGC 6791, Milone, E.F. and Terrell, Dirk, in The Origins, Evolution, and Destinies of Binary Stars in Clusters, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series,Volume 90 (1996).
• Analysis of the Contact System H235 in the Open Cluster NGC 752, Milone, E.F. and Terrell, D., in The Origins, Evolution, and Destinies of Binary Stars in Clusters, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series,Volume 90 (1996).
• Is the Eclipsing Binary SAO 76494 a Hyad or Escaped Hyad?, Terrell, Dirk and Milone, E.F. and Babbott, F.M. in The Origins, Evolution, and Destinies of Binary Stars in Clusters, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series,Volume 90 (1996).
• A Search for Variables in Clusters, Kaiser, Daniel H., and Terrell, Dirk, in The Origins, Evolution, and Destinies of Binary Stars in Clusters, Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series,Volume 90 (1996).
• Observations and Analysis of the Field Contact Binary V728 Herculis, R.H. Nelson, E.F. Milone, J. VanLeeuwen, Dirk Terrell, and J.E. Penfold, A.J., 110, 2400, 1995.
• YZ Phoenicis: Photometric Study of a W UMa Binary near the Short Period Limit, Ronald G. Samec and Dirk Terrell, PASP, 107, 427, 1995.
• V1061 Tauri: Analysis of a Newly Discovered Eclipsing Binary, Dirk Terrell, Dan Kaiser, and David Williams, PASP, 107, 653, 1995.
• Period Correction for the New Eclipsing Binary DHK41, IBVS #4168 (1995).
• A Photometric Campaign on OW Geminorum, Kaiser, D.H., Williams, D.B. and Terrell, D., IBVS #4102 (1995).
• New Light Curves and Analysis of the Short Period Algol XZ Canis Minoris, Dirk Terrell, J.B. Gunn, and Daniel H. Kaiser, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 106, 149 (1994).
• Photometric Investigation of a Very Short Period W UMa-type Binary: Does CE Leonis Have a Large Superluminous Area?, Ronald G. Samec, Wen Su, Dirk Terrell, and Douglas P. Hube, Astronomical Journal, 106, 318 (1993).
• Sub-Synchronous Rotation and Tidal Lag in HD 77581/Vela X-1, R.E. Wilson and Dirk Terrell, in The Evolution of X-ray Binaries, Am. Inst. of Physics Conference Proceedings #308 (1993).
• Spectral Energy Distributions of Circumstellar Gas in Algols, Dirk Terrell and R.E. Wilson, in Light Curve Modeling of Eclipsing Binary Stars, ed. E.F. Milone, pp. 27-35, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1993.
• Complete BVRI Light Curves of the Very Short Period W UMa Variable YZ Phoenicis, Marcelo B. Arruda, Ronald G. Samec and Dirk Terrell, IBVS #3884, 1993.
• Learning About Algol Disks - Learning From Algol Disks, R.E. Wilson and Dirk Terrell, in Astrophysical Disks, eds. S.F. Dermott, J.H. Hunter, Jr. and R.E. Wilson, New York Academy of Sciences, New York, 1992.
• A Re-discussion of Four Early-Type Eclipsing Binaries, Dirk Terrell, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 250, 209 (1991).
• The Photometric Elements of XZ Canis Minoris, Dirk Terrell and R.E. Wilson, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 102, 646 (1990).

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Unrefereed Publications

• The enigmatic lightcurve for the Hungaria asteroid 5641 McCleese, Warner, Brian D.; Pravec, Petr; Kušnirák, Peter; Galad, Adrian; Kornos, Leos; Pray, Donald P.; Cooney, Walter, Jr.; Gross, John; Terrell, Dirk; Nudds, Shannon; Durkee, Russ, The Minor Planet Bulletin, 33, 21 (2006)
• S/2003 (283) 1, Merline, W. J., Dumas, C., Siegler, N., Close, L. M., Chapman, C. R., Tamblyn, P. M., Terrell, D., Conrad, A., Menard, F. and Duvert, G., IAU Circular #8165 (2003).
• CCD UBVRI Photometry of the Pre-contact Eclipsing Binary V361 Lyrae, Samec, R.G., Terrell, D., Gray, J.D., and Carrigan, B.J., Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., vol 186, #47.06, 1995.
• Early Results from the APP - An Eclipsing Binary in Hercules and a Potential Eclipsing Hyad, Dirk Terrell and Daniel H. Kaiser, Bull. Am. Astron. Soc., 185, 85.09 (1994).
• A Prime Opportunity to Observe a Close Passage of the Earth-Crossing Asteroid 4179 Toutatis, Daniel D. Durda and Dirk Terrell, IAPPP Communications, Summer 1992.
• Photometric Observations and Methods, and Results of Light Curve Analysis, R.E. Wilson, J.D. Mukherjee, and Dirk Terrell, IAU Triennial Report (1991).
• Problems of Interacting Binary Stars Requiring Observations from Space, R.E. Wilson, J.C. Liou, J.D. Mukherjee, and Dirk Terrell, Proceedings of the 11th Annual Smithsonian/Fairborn/IAPPP Symposium on Automated Photometric Telescopes, Fairborn Press, Mesa, AZ (1990).
• Azimuthal Variation of Stellar Magnitudes at the South Pole, Kwan-Yu Chen and Dirk Terrell, Antarctic Journal of the US, 1990 Review.

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General Publications

• Demon Variables, Dirk Terrell, Astronomy, October 1992.

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