Outburst of 2106-09 VY Aquarii - Probably Not a Superoutburst

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Oct 2006

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aan...342....1w&link_type=abstract

AAVSO Alert Notice 342

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Vy Aqr, Su Uma, Wz Sge, Cataclysmic Variable, Superoutburst, Outburst Interval

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The SU UMa-type (possibly WZ Sge-type) cataclysmic variable VY Aqr is in outburst for the first time since 1994. The outburst is probably not a superoutburst, according to observations reported to the AAVSO. The last superoutburst of VY Aqr observed occurred in April 1993; the last regular outburst observed occurred in April 1994. The true nature of VY Aqr is not known, as its superhump behavior during the 1993 superoutburst did not fit the classical pattern for WZ Sge stars. There is an interesting pattern of superoutburst and outburst behavior: for 4 of the 5 superoutbursts recorded in the AAVSO International Database, there is a regular outburst approximately 1 year later. For the fifth superoutburst, there are three 5- or 6-day gaps in observations during the time when this "follow-up" regular outburst would have been expected. No other regular outbursts are seen back to 1983.

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