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Dwarf nova

Index Dwarf nova

A U Geminorum-type variable star, or dwarf nova (pl. novae) is a type of cataclysmic variable star consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the components is a white dwarf that accretes matter from its companion. [1]

78 relations: AM Canum Venaticorum star, Astronomical object, BV Centauri, Camelopardalis, Canis Minor, Cataclysmic variable star, Coma Berenices, Corvus (constellation), Cygnus (constellation), Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard, DM Lyrae, Dwarf nova, EK Trianguli Australis, EZ Canis Majoris, Gemini (constellation), GK Persei, Hydrus, Leo Minor, List of astronomy acronyms, List of stars in Ara, List of stars in Cancer, List of stars in Carina, List of stars in Cassiopeia, List of stars in Chamaeleon, List of stars in Coma Berenices, List of stars in Crater, List of stars in Gemini, List of stars in Hydrus, List of stars in Leo Minor, List of stars in Libra, List of stars in Lupus, List of stars in Lynx, List of stars in Lyra, List of stars in Mensa, List of stars in Monoceros, List of stars in Octans, List of stars in Orion, List of stars in Pavo, List of stars in Piscis Austrinus, List of stars in Pyxis, List of stars in Sagitta, List of stars in Scorpius, List of stars in Sculptor, List of stars in Telescopium, List of stars in Triangulum Australe, List of stars in Ursa Minor, List of stars in Vela, List of stars in Vulpecula, List of variable stars, Luminous red nova, ..., Lyra, Messier 5, Nova, Nova Persei 2018, NSV 1436, Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment, Outline of astronomy, Paula Szkody, RX Andromedae, Sagitta, SS Cygni, SS Ursae Minoris, Stardome Observatory, Super soft X-ray source, Superhump, SX Leonis Minoris, Symbiotic nova, Triangulum Australe, TV Corvi, U Geminorum, V1017 Sagittarii, Variable star, VW Hydri, White dwarf, Wojciech Krzemiński, WZ Sagittae, Z Camelopardalis, Z Chamaeleontis. Expand index (28 more) »

AM Canum Venaticorum star

An AM CVn star, or AM Canum Venaticorum star, is a rare type of cataclysmic variable star named after their type star, AM Canum Venaticorum.

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Astronomical object

An astronomical object or celestial object is a naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists in the observable universe.

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BV Centauri

BV Centauri is a cataclysmic variable binary star in the constellation Centaurus.

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Camelopardalis

Camelopardalis is a large but obscure constellation of the northern sky representing a giraffe.

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Canis Minor

Canis Minor is a small constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

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Cataclysmic variable star

Cataclysmic variable stars (CV) are stars which irregularly increase in brightness by a large factor, then drop back down to a quiescent state.

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Coma Berenices

Coma Berenices is an ancient asterism in the northern sky which has been defined as one of the 88 modern constellations.

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Corvus (constellation)

Corvus is a small constellation in the Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

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Cygnus (constellation)

Cygnus is a northern constellation lying on the plane of the Milky Way, deriving its name from the Latinized Greek word for swan.

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Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard

The Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard (DASCH) is a project to preserve and digitize images recorded on astronomical photographic plates created before astronomy became dominated by digital imaging.

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DM Lyrae

DM Lyrae (DM Lyr for short) is a dwarf nova in the constellation Lyra.

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Dwarf nova

A U Geminorum-type variable star, or dwarf nova (pl. novae) is a type of cataclysmic variable star consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the components is a white dwarf that accretes matter from its companion.

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EK Trianguli Australis

EK Trianguli Australis is a star in the constellation Triangulum Australe.

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EZ Canis Majoris

EZ Canis Majoris (also designated as EZ CMa or WR 6) is a Wolf-Rayet star in the constellation of Canis Major.

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Gemini (constellation)

Gemini is one of the constellations of the zodiac.

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GK Persei

GK Persei (also Nova Persei 1901) was a bright nova occurring in 1901.

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Hydrus

Hydrus is a small constellation in the deep southern sky.

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Leo Minor

Leo Minor is a small and faint constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere.

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List of astronomy acronyms

This is a compilation of initialisms and acronyms commonly used in astronomy.

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List of stars in Ara

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ara, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cancer

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cancer.

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List of stars in Carina

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Carina, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Cassiopeia

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Cassiopeia, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Chamaeleon

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Chamaeleon, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Coma Berenices

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Coma Berenices, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Crater

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Crater, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Gemini

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Gemini, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Hydrus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Hydrus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Leo Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Leo Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Libra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Libra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lupus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lupus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lynx

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lynx, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Lyra

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Lyra, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Mensa

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Mensa, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Monoceros

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Monoceros, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Octans

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Octans, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Orion

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Orion, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Pavo

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pavo, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Piscis Austrinus

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Piscis Austrinus, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Pyxis

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Pyxis, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Sagitta

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sagitta, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Scorpius

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Scorpius, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Sculptor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Sculptor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Telescopium

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Telescopium, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Triangulum Australe

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Triangulum Australe, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Ursa Minor

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Ursa Minor, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Vela

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Vela, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of stars in Vulpecula

This is the list of notable stars in the constellation Vulpecula, sorted by decreasing brightness.

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List of variable stars

There are over 41,638 known variable stars (2008), with more being discovered regularly, so a complete list of every single variable is impossible at this place (cf. GCVS).

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Luminous red nova

A luminous red nova (abbr. LRN, pl. luminous red novae, pl.abbr. LRNe) is a stellar explosion thought to be caused by the merging of two stars.

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Lyra

Lyra (Latin for lyre, from Greek λύρα) is a small constellation.

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Messier 5

Messier 5 or M5 (also designated NGC 5904) is a globular cluster in the constellation Serpens.

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Nova

A nova (plural novae or novas) or classical nova (CN, plural CNe) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star, that slowly fades over several weeks or many months.

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Nova Persei 2018

Nova Persei 2018 is a bright nova in the constellation Perseus discovered on April 29, 2018.

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NSV 1436

NSV 1436 is a cataclysmic variable star in the constellation Perseus.

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Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment

The Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) is a Polish astronomical project based at the University of Warsaw that runs a long-term variability sky survey (1992-present).

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Outline of astronomy

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to astronomy: Astronomy – studies the universe beyond Earth, including its formation and development, and the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects (such as galaxies, planets, etc.) and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth (such as the cosmic background radiation).

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Paula Szkody

Paula Szkody (July 17, 1948-) is a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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RX Andromedae

RX Andromedae is a variable star in the constellation of Andromeda.

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Sagitta

Sagitta is a dim but distinctive constellation in the northern sky.

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SS Cygni

SS Cygni is a variable star in the northern constellation Cygnus (the Swan).

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SS Ursae Minoris

SS Ursae Minoris is a cataclysmic variable star system in the constellation Ursa Minor.

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Stardome Observatory

Stardome Observatory (IAU observatory code 467, previously known as Auckland Observatory) is a public astronomical observatory situated in Cornwall Park in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland.

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Super soft X-ray source

A luminous supersoft X-ray source (SSXS, or SSS) is an astronomical source that emits only low energy (i.e., soft) X-rays.

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Superhump

In astronomy, a superhump is a periodic brightening in a cataclysmic variable star system, in which the period is a few percent longer than the orbital period of the system.

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SX Leonis Minoris

SX Leonis Minoris is a dwarf nova of the SU Ursae Majoris type that was first discovered as a 16th magnitude blue star in 1957, before its identity was confirmed as a dwarf nova in 1994.

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Symbiotic nova

Symbiotic novae are slow irregular eruptive variable stars with very slow nova-like outbursts with an amplitude of between 9 and 11 magnitudes.

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Triangulum Australe

Triangulum Australe is a small constellation in the far Southern Celestial Hemisphere.

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TV Corvi

TV Corvi, also known as Tombaugh's Star, is a dwarf nova of the SU Ursae Majoris type in the constellation Corvus that was first discovered by accident as a mysterious 12th magnitude star on a plate by Clyde Tombaugh while looking for remote planets on May 25 1932, before its identity was confirmed as a dwarf nova by David Levy in 1990.

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U Geminorum

U Geminorum (U Gem), in the constellation Gemini, is an archetypal example of a dwarf nova.

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V1017 Sagittarii

V1017 Sagittarii is a cataclysmic variable star system in the constellation Sagittarius.

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Variable star

A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) fluctuates.

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VW Hydri

VW Hydri is a dwarf nova of the SU Ursae Majoris type in the deep southern constellation Hydrus; a star system that consists of a white dwarf and another generally cool star.

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White dwarf

A white dwarf, also called a degenerate dwarf, is a stellar core remnant composed mostly of electron-degenerate matter.

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Wojciech Krzemiński

Wojciech Krzemiński (20 May 1933 – 5 August 2017) was a Polish astronomer and a retired professor of Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of Polish Academy of Sciences.

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WZ Sagittae

WZ Sagittae (WZ Sge) is a cataclysmic dwarf nova star system in the constellation Sagitta.

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Z Camelopardalis

Z Camelopardalis (Z Cam) is a cataclysmic variable starSIMBAD, (accessed 2012-03-20) in the constellation of Camelopardalis.

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Z Chamaeleontis

Z Chamaeleontis (abbreviated Z Cha) is a dwarf nova variable star system approximately 316 light-years away from the Sun, where two stars orbit each other every 1.78 hours.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_nova

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