[vsnet-alert 12936] Re: SDSS J133941.11+484727.5 : superhumps still seen

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Fri Mar 4 10:23:18 JST 2011


Re: SDSS J133941.11+484727.5 : superhumps still seen

> According to these data, superhumps with 0.3 ~ 0.4 mag of the
> amplitude were still seen. The amplpitude was getting larger.

   This is also rather unusual and the waves are very distinct.
Both the period (identical with stage B superhumps) and phase reversal
are unusual for an SU UMa-type dwarf nova (stage C superhumps are more
common at this stage).  This object also requires dense follow-up
observations.


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