English

MP Gem: VY Scl-type star, finally

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics 2021-11-16 v1

Abstract

MP Gem has long been suspected as a long-period eclipsing binary, which had not been seen in faint state for 71 years since the discovery in 1944. Its nature has been a mystery. Using Public Data Release of Zwicky Transient Facility observations, I finally reached a conclusion that this object is a VY Scl-type cataclysmic variable by the detection of the deep faint state and the rising phase in 2018.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2111.07241,
  title  = {MP Gem: VY Scl-type star, finally},
  author = {Taichi Kato},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2111.07241},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

3 pages, 1 figure, VSOLJ Variable Star Bulletin 79, references have been corrected

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