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(cba:news) QZ Lib = ASAS1536-08 (Joe Patterson) [2014-05-21T16:40:39Z]


Hi CBAers,

We've started some observations of QZ Lib with the MDM 2.4 m telescope. The light curve looks promising both for a precise Porb (or Pphot) measurement, and a detection of rapid WD pulsations. This is a star I've long wanted to do (a peachy candidate for a "period bouncer"), but never managed to - overly seduced by trying to finish the winter stars before midnight, and start the summer stars after. I still dunno how much time we can devote to it, but it should be a GREAT, if somewhat challenging, target for CBA coverage.

That's QZ Lib, not QZ Vir - which is itself pretty confusing, since it's an alias for the famous T Leo, credited as the first dwarf nova ever observed! QZ Lib is about 17.5 and the light curve is pretty quiet, since it's a very intrinsically faint star - just a little bit more than a bare white dwarf.

joe
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