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Name
SS Cyg
AAVSO UID
000-BCP-220 (850952
observations
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Constellation
Cygnus
Sequence
J2000.0
21 42 42.79 +43 35 09.9 (325.67829 +43.58608)
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B1950.0
21 40 45.00 +43 21 24.6
Galactic coord.
90.559 -7.111
Other names
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1RXS J214242.6+433506
AAVSO 2138+43
BD+42 4189
Downes SS Cyg
HD 206697
HV 84
IOMC 3196000059
X 21407+433
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Variability type
UGSS
Spectral type
K5V+pec(UG)
Mag. range
7.7 - 12.4 V
Discoverer
Louisa D. Wells, 1896
Epoch
--
Outburst
--
Period
0.2751300 d (6.60312 h)
Rise/eclipse dur.
--
Remarks
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1
GCVS Team
SB2 (P = 0.27512995d [
M.E.Walker, ApJ 248, 256, 1981.
]). During maxima of brightness there are oscillations of light and X-ray flux with amplitudes about 0.002m V and periods changing between 7.29s and 10.90s [
J.Patterson, ApJ Suppl 45, 517, 1981.
,
R.H.Hildebrand, E.J.Spillar, R.F. Stiening, ApJ 243, 223, 1981.
].
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References
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1
J. Alfonso-Garzon, A. Domingo, J.M. Mas-Hesse, A. Gimenez, 2012,
arXiv:1210.0821 [astro-ph.IM] (online info)
2012arXiv1210.0821A
2
S. Scaringi et al., 2009, arXiv:0910.0954v1 [astro-ph.GA]
2009arXiv0910.0954S
3
R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version)
2005JAD....11....2D
4
R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764
2001PASP..113..764D
5
J.A.Mattei, JRAS Can 74, N5, 317- 320, 1980.
1980JRASC..74..327M
6
F.Lenouvel, J.Daguillon, JO 39, N1, 9, 1956.
1956JO.....39....1L
7
T. Köhl, AN 196, 145, 1913.
1913AN....196..145K
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6
Otero, Sebastian Alberto
2020-09-15 08:29 UTC
Gaia DR2 position.
5
Billiaert, Bruno
2015-12-06 00:31 UTC
added reference
4
Admin, VSX
2010-01-05 04:43 UTC
Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
3
Admin, VSX
2009-10-09 02:29 UTC
Orbital period from [
2009arXiv0910.0954S
].
2
Molnar, Peter
2006-08-26 02:09 UTC
Added discoverer.
1
Admin, VSX
2005-12-18 01:33 UTC
Initial database population.
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