V448 Cen, a previously unexplored W UMa system of the antipodean sky : observers page

V448 Cen, a W UMa star in the southern hemisphere was observed using personal telescopes in South Africa during the 2007/8 season. An ephemeris of V448 Cen is presented. Software modeling packages of BINARY MAKER 3 and PHOEBE were employed to constrain the parameters of the binary components. The result of the modeling exercise is presented. Of interest in this system is the large mass ratio (q) of ∼0.72.