On the orbital period of the cataclysmic variable RZ Leonis

Abstract

In this research note we present a time-resolved study of the Balmer emission lines of RZ Leo. From the analysis of the radial velocities we find an orbital period of 0.07651(26) d. This is in excellent agreement with the photometrically determined periods in quiescence and during the early stages of superoutburst. A comparison of the recently determined superhump period gives an excess of ~0.03, which is a typical value for an SU UMa star of this period.

3 pages, 6 figures, A&A, accepted

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