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  WZ Sge  
AAVSO UID
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Constellation
Sagitta Sequence
J2000.0
20 07 36.50 +17 42 15.0  (301.90208 +17.70417) Search nearby
B1950.0 20 05 20.86 +17 33 29.5
Galactic coord. 57.537 -7.930
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1SXPS J200736.7+174215 2E 2005.3+1733 2E 4322
2MASS J20073649+1742147 2RXP J200736.6+174218 2RXS J200736.5+174219
3XMM J200736.5+174213 AAVSO 2003+17 CMC15 J200736.5+174214
Downes WZ Sge EGGR 136 GALEX J200736.6+174214
GSC2.3 N1US062532 HV 3518 Lanning 50
N Sge 1913 Nova Sge 1913 UCAC4 539-122231
URAT1 539-535296 USNO-B1.0 1077-0629939 WDS 20076+1741B
WISE J200736.55+174215.1 XMMOM J200736.5+174215  
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Variability type
UGSU+E+ZZ
Spectral type DAep(UG)
Mag. range
7 - 15.53 B
Discoverer J. C. Mackie
Epoch
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Outburst --
Period (11900 d)  (32.58 y)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 GCVS Team Nova Sge 1913, 1946, 1978. VB A (B 15.76m B, 7", 280deg). Really it is not a nova. Three outbursts were registered up to day: JD2420094, 32001, 43844 [I.Patterson, J.T.McGrow, L.Coleman, J.L.Africano, ApJ 248, 1067, 1981., J.A.Mattei, JRAS Can 74, N1, 53, 1980.]. There are superhumps on the light curve during the outburst with 0.057250d >= P >= 0.05714d (A=0.3m V) [I.Patterson, J.T.McGrow, L.Coleman, J.L.Africano, ApJ 248, 1067, 1981., D.Targan, IBVS N1539, 1979.]. There are light variations between the outbursts (A = 0.14m - 0.3m). During some of light weakenings Algol-like eclipses are observed (A = 0.2m) with the elements: Min I = 2437547.72845 + 0.0566878455d*E [E.L.Robinson, R.E.Nather, J.Patterson, ApJ 219, 168, 1978.]; D = 0.04P. d = 0.02P. There are also rapid light oscillations (A <= 0.01m). The periods of these oscillations before the 1978 outburst were 28.98s and 27.87s [E.L.Robinson, R.E.Nather, J.Patterson, ApJ 219, 168, 1978.], but after this outburst - 28.95963s [J.Middleditch, J.Nelson, BAAS 11, N4, 664, 1979.]. According to [J.Patterson, ApJ 241, 235, 1980.], in 1976 - 78 these oscillations were represented by the elements: Max = 2443311.790250 + 0.00032254826d*E + 9.8d*10**(-16)*E**2.
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References
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1 Gaia Collaboration; et al., 2018, Gaia Data Release 2. Summary of the
contents and survey properties
2018A&A...616A...1G
2 Bob Nelson's O-C files, 2016 --
3 T. Kato et al., 2009, arXiv:0905.1757v1 [astro-ph.SR] 2009arXiv0905.1757K
4 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version) 2005JAD....11....2D
5 J.M. Kreiner, 2004, Acta Astronomica 54, 207 2004AcA....54..207K
6 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
7 G.Williams, ApJ Suppl 53, N3, 523, 1983. 1983ApJS...53..523W
8 M.F.Walker, M.Bell, ApJ 237, 89, 1980. 1980ApJ...237...89W
9 J. Greaves, Catalog of galactic novae --
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Revision History
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7 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-05-15 00:48 UTC Gaia DR2 position.
6 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-03-29 11:57 UTC UCAC4 position. Discoverer's first names added.
5 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
4 Admin, VSX 2009-10-30 01:32 UTC Update from [2004AcA....54..207K].
3 Admin, VSX 2009-05-14 00:48 UTC Update from [2009arXiv0905.1757K].
2 Admin, VSX 2007-03-23 19:52 UTC Discoverer added.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial database population.