[vsnet-chat 7890] OQ Carinae: A New Southern Z Cam Type Dwarf Nova

[Mike Simonsen]

Rod Stubbings has discovered a new southern Z Cam hiding in the weeds
disguised as a hum drum dwarf nova no one has paid attention to in
years.

Known to be a CV since 1998, OQ Car has been all but ignored in the
literature and by observers. Rod started monitoring it in 2000 to see
if he could determine the characteristics of this neglected system.

In January this year, after a normal outburst, the star got stuck on
its way down to minimum, the classic indication it might be a Z Cam.
After a couple weeks in standstill Rod contacted me and asked if I
wanted to collaborate on a paper announcing his find.

Today the paper is available on arXiv.
http://arxiv.org/abs/1403.0754

Congratulations to Rod. His story is a testament to the value of
patience, persistence and visual observations.


Mike Simonsen
American Association of Variable Star Observers
49 Bay State Rd.
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
http://www.aavso.org/

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