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astro-ph2003
Superhumps in Cataclysmic Binaries. XXIV. Twenty More Dwarf Novae
J. Patterson, J. Thorstensen, J. Kemp +23
We report precise measures of the orbital and superhump period in twenty more dwarf novae. For ten stars, we report new and confirmed spectroscopic periods - signifying the orbital…
astro-ph2003
FS Aur - a new class of Cataclysmic Variables or the missing link between Intermediate Polars and SW Sex objects?
G. Tovmassian, S. Zharikov, R. Michel +6
FS Aur is a known dwarf nova with an orbital period of about 85.7 minutes. It has been assumed to be a member of the SU UMa subclass of cataclysmic variables (CVs), but previous se…