dwarf nova Comparison Table

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dwarf nova comparison table

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SS Cygni star dwarf nova A subclass of dwarf nova. SS Cyg is a double-lined, noneclipsing spectroscopic binary (sdBe, dG5) with an orbital period of 6^h38^m. Mean time between eruptions, 54 days. It may be a sporadic source of soft X-rays.

SU Ursa Major Milky Way dwarf nova

U Geminorum star U Geminorum dwarf nova A type of dwarf nova. All U Geminorum stars are binaries containing a white dwarf and a red dwarf with total masses of roughly 1-2 M_sun and with periods of less than 12 hours (period of U Gem, 1.5 × 10⁴ seconds). About 150 are known.

VW Hydri Milky Way dwarf nova

Z Camelopardalis star Z Camelopardalis dwarf nova A class of dwarf nova with standstills in their light curves. Z Cam itself is a semidetached binary (period 7^h21^m) consisting of a dG1 star and a hot white dwarf or a hot blue subdwarf which is probably degenerate. Mean time between eruptions, 20 days. Peak-to-peak amplitude, about 0.5 mag.

Subject	is part of	is an instance of	has prototype	is a kind of	has definition
SS Cygni star				dwarf nova	A subclass of dwarf nova. SS Cyg is a double-lined, noneclipsing spectroscopic binary (sdBe, dG5) with an orbital period of 6^h38^m. Mean time between eruptions, 54 days. It may be a sporadic source of soft X-rays.
SU Ursa Major	Milky Way	dwarf nova
U Geminorum star			U Geminorum	dwarf nova	A type of dwarf nova. All U Geminorum stars are binaries containing a white dwarf and a red dwarf with total masses of roughly 1-2 M_sun and with periods of less than 12 hours (period of U Gem, 1.5 × 10⁴ seconds). About 150 are known.
VW Hydri	Milky Way	dwarf nova
Z Camelopardalis star			Z Camelopardalis	dwarf nova	A class of dwarf nova with standstills in their light curves. Z Cam itself is a semidetached binary (period 7^h21^m) consisting of a dG1 star and a hot white dwarf or a hot blue subdwarf which is probably degenerate. Mean time between eruptions, 20 days. Peak-to-peak amplitude, about 0.5 mag.

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