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First CCD photometry for the contact binary MT Cas is performed in 2013 in December. The spectral type of F8V is determined from the low-precision spectrum observed on 2018 Oct 22. With Wilson-Devinney code, the photometric solutions are deduced fromVRc light curves (LCs) andAAVSO’s andASAS-SN’s data, respectively.The results imply thatMTCas is aW-typeweak-contact binary with a mass ratio of q = 2.365(±0.005) and a fill-out factor of f = 16.6(±1.2)%, respectively. The asymmetric LCs in 2013 are modeled by a dark spot on the more massive component. By analyzing the (O−C) curve, it is discovered that the orbital period may be undergoing a secular increase at a rate of dP/dt = 1.12(±0.09) × 10−8d yr, which may result from mass transfer from the less massive component to the more massive one. With mass transferring, MT Cas may evolve into a broken-contact configuration as predicted by TRO theory.

Mass Transfer and Intrinsic Light Variability in the Contact Binary MT Cas