Absolute and geometric parameters of contact binary BO Arietis

We present the results of our investigation on the geometrical and physical parameters of the W UMa type binary system BO Ari from analyzed CCD (BVRI) light curves and radial velocity data. The photometric data were obtained in 2009 and 2010 at Ankara University Observatory (AUO) and the spectroscopic observations were made in 2007 and 2010 at TUBITAK National Observatory (TUG). These light and radial velocity observations were analyzed simultaneously by using the Wilson-Devinney (2013 revision) code to obtain absolute and geometrical parameters. The system was determined to be an A-type W UMa system. Combining our photometric solution with the spectroscopic data we derived masses and radii of the eclipsing system to be M-1 = 0.995M(circle dot), M-2 = 0.189M(circle dot), R-1 = 1.090R(circle dot) and R-2 = 0.515R(circle dot). Finally, we discuss the evolutionary status of the system. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.