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ST Chamaeleontis and BP Coronae Australis: Two Southern Dwarf Novae Confirmed as Z Cam Stars

Year: 2014

Type: preprint

Abstract: Z Camelopardalis (Z Cam) stars are a subset of dwarf novae distinguished by the occurrence of standstills, periods of relative constant brightness one to one and a half magnitudes fainter than maximum brightness. As part of an ongoing observing campaign, the Z CamPaign, the authors focused attention on several Z Cam suspects in the southern hemisphere. Two stars, BP Coronae Australis and ST Chamaeleontis were found to exhibit standstill behavior in 2013, thus confirming them as Z Cam type systems. This adds two more bona fide members to the 19 confirmed Z Cams, bringing the total to 21.

Source: arXiv (Cornell University)

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1402.0210

Authors: Simonsen, Mike, Bohlsen, Terry, Hambsch, Franz-Josef, Stubbings, Rod

Institutions: American Association of Variable Star Observers, Bay State College, Tetoora Road Observatory

Language: English

Topic: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W24890740

Cites: 4

Cited by: 1

Related to: 10