Cataclysmic Variables in the Superblink Proper Motion Survey
Abstract
We have discovered a new high proper motion cataclysmic variable (CV) in the SUPERBLINK proper motion survey, which is sensitive to stars with proper motions greater than 40 mas yr-1. This CV was selected for follow-up observations as part of a larger search for CVs selected based on proper motions and their near-UV-V and V-Ks colors. We present spectroscopic observations from the 2.4 m Hiltner Telescope at MDM Observatory. The new CV's orbital period is near 96 minutes, its spectrum shows the double-peaked Balmer emission lines characteristic of quiescent dwarf novae, and its V magnitude is near 18.2. Additionally, we present a full list of known CVs in the SUPERBLINK catalog.
Based on observations obtained at the MDM Observatory operated by Dartmouth College, Columbia University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Michigan.- Publication:
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The Astronomical Journal
- Pub Date:
- December 2014
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1409.1921
- Bibcode:
- 2014AJ....148..115S
- Keywords:
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- binaries: close;
- catalogs;
- proper motions;
- solar neighborhood;
- stars: dwarf novae;
- surveys;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- Accepted for publication in The Astronomical Journal, 22 pages, 6 figures