[vsnet-alert 11944] SDSS J165359.06+201010.4 superhump detection

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tue Apr 20 09:46:18 JST 2010


SDSS J165359.06+201010.4 superhump detection

   Osaka Kyoiku U. team (Shinichi Nakagawa, Ryo Noguchi, Kazuyuki Ogura
and Katsura Matsumoto) has succeeded in detecting superhumps in
this object (currently undergoing a bright outburst).
The superhump period based on single-night observation is 0.0645(2) d,
The period is shorter than the reported orbital period (1.58 hr) based
on SDSS CV follow-up observation (Szkody et al. 2006).
Further observations are strongly encouraged!


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