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2021RNAAS...5....3W - Research Notes of the AAS, 5, 3 (2021/January-0)

An Outburst by AM CVn Binary SDSS J113732.32+405458.3.

WONG T.L.S., VAN ROESTEL J., KUPFER T. and BILDSTEN L.

Abstract (from CDS):

We report the discovery of a one magnitude increase in the optical brightness of the 59.63 minutes orbital period AM CVn binary SDSS J113732.32+405458.3. Public g, r, and i band data from the Zwicky Transient Facility exhibit a subsequent decline over a 300 days period, while a few data points from commissioning show that the peak was likely seen. Such an outburst is likely due to a change in the state of the accretion disk, making this the longest period AM CVn binary to reveal an unstable accretion disk. The object is now back to its previously observed (by SDSS and PS-1) quiescent brightness that is likely set by the accreting white dwarf. Prior observations of this object also imply that the recurrence times for such outbursts are likely more than 12 yr.

Abstract Copyright: © 2021. The Author(s). Published by the American Astronomical Society.

Journal keyword(s): White dwarf stars - AM Canum Venaticorum stars

Simbad objects: 2

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