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<ri:Resource created="2023-11-03T12:25:25Z" status="active" updated="2026-08-03T07:30:10Z" version="1.2" xmlns:cs="http://www.ivoa.net/xml/ConeSearch/v1.0" xmlns:ri="http://www.ivoa.net/xml/RegistryInterface/v1.0" xmlns:vr="http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOResource/v1.0" xmlns:vs="http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VODataService/v1.1" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.ivoa.net/xml/ConeSearch/v1.0 http://vo.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/docs/schemata/ConeSearch.xsd http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VOResource/v1.0 http://vo.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/docs/schemata/VOResource.xsd http://www.ivoa.net/xml/VODataService/v1.1 http://vo.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/docs/schemata/VODataService.xsd" xsi:type="vs:CatalogService"><title>Algol eclipsing binaries in the Catalina Survey</title><shortName>J/MNRAS/498/2833</shortName><identifier>ivo://CDS.VizieR/J/MNRAS/498/2833</identifier><altIdentifier>doi:10.26093/cds/vizier/bg-fj-2rh</altIdentifier><curation><publisher ivo-id="ivo://CDS">CDS</publisher><creator><name>Carmo A.</name></creator><creator><name>Ferreira Lopes C.E.</name></creator><creator><name>Papageorgiou A.</name></creator><creator><name>Jablonski F.J.,Rodrigues C.V.</name></creator><creator><name>Drake A.J.</name></creator><creator><name>Cross N.J.G.</name></creator><creator><name>Catelan M.</name></creator><date role="Updated">2026-08-03T07:30:10Z</date><date role="Created">2023-11-03T12:25:25Z</date><contact><name>CDS support team</name><address>CDS, Observatoire de Strasbourg, 11 rue de l'Universite, F-67000 Strasbourg, France</address><email>cds-question@unistra.fr</email></contact></curation><content><subject>eclipsing-binary-stars</subject><subject>multiple-stars</subject><subject>orbits</subject><subject>variable-stars</subject><subject>effective-temperature</subject><subject>stellar-masses</subject><subject>stellar-radii</subject><subject>stellar-distance</subject><subject>visible-astronomy</subject><description>The discovery and characterization of Algol eclipsing binaries (EAs) provide an opportunity to contribute for a better picture of the structure and evolution of low-mass stars. 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