Orbital Period Changes in WZ Sagittae
Abstract
We report a long-term (1961-2017) study of the eclipse times in the dwarf nova WZ Sagittae, in an effort to learn its rate of orbital-period change. Some wiggles with a timescale of 20-50 years are apparent, and a connection with the ∼23 year interval between dwarf-nova eruptions is possible. These back-and-forth wiggles dominate the O-C diagram, and prevent a secure measurement of the steady rate of orbital-period change.
- Publication:
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Pub Date:
- June 2018
- DOI:
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1801.00189
- Bibcode:
- 2018PASP..130f4202P
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- PDF, 17 pages, 1 table, 5 figures