SS Cygni star Comparison Table

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SS Cygni star comparison table

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dwarf nova nova Cataclysmic variable in which the brightness increases suddenly at intervals ranging from several days to years.

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.

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
dwarf nova	nova	Cataclysmic variable in which the brightness increases suddenly at intervals ranging from several days to years.
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.

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