Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Nov 2000
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke2388h&link_type=abstract
"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2388. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Stars, Individual Stellar Objects
Scientific paper
SS Cygni (SS Cyg) is a long orbital period (Porb=6.6 h) cataclysmic
variable of the dwarf nova (DN) subclass, characterized by semiperiodic
brightness changes due to outbursts. This CLOSE BINARY STAR consists of
a WHITE DWARF primary which accretes matter from a low-mass,
ROCHE-LOBE-filling secondary star....
Howell Steve
Murdin Paul
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