A Phenomenon Resembling Early Superhumps in a New SU UMa-type Dwarf Nova with a 2 hr Orbital Period

A Phenomenon Resembling Early Superhumps in a New SU UMa-type Dwarf Nova with a 2 hr Orbital Period

We investigate K2BS5, an optical transient that we identified in Campaign 13 of the Kepler/K2 archives by the K2 Background Survey, and classify it as a new SU UMa-type dwarf nova. Using the light curve generated from Keplers long-cadence observation mode, we analyze the dwarf nova during quiescence...

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Main Authors: Rebecca S. Boyle, Colin Littlefield, Peter Garnavich, Ryan Ridden-Harper, Paula Szkody, Patricia Boyd, Krista Lynne Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:The Astronomical Journal
Subjects:
Cataclysmic variable stars
WZ Sagittae stars
Dwarf novae
SU Ursae Majoris stars
Stellar accretion disks
Stellar accretion
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acf718

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https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-3881/acf718

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