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Good Cataclysmic Variable for beginners in northern hemisphere.

jkimba1
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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 02/11/2014 - 05:33

    Hi, my name is Jacob and I have found myself in a small predicament. I am new to the observation of variable stars, so I am not completely familiar with the navigation of the site by any means. That being said, the problem I need some advice on how to solve is thus: for an undergradute research project I am working on, I need a good cataclysmic variable to work with, and it has to have a magnitude of >10Mv. How would I go about finding information on these stars?

SXN
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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 02/11/2014 - 16:51
Bright northern CVs

You can search VSX for UG%, and sort by maximum magnitude to get a preliminary list. Then cut out all with declination south of -20. Cut all UGWZ, because you'll have to wait a decade or more to see them in outburst, and I also cut out the suspected variables to get the list of CVs brighter than 11 at max below (sorted by type).

The UGSS and UGZ will be the most active stars. I'd probably stick to those.

 

CH UMa 10 07 00.71 +67 32 47.5 UG 0.343184 10.7 - 15.3 V
DO Dra 11 43 38.51 +71 41 20.6 UG/DQ 0.165374 10.0 - 16.5 V
SS Cyg 21 42 42.79 +43 35 09.9 UGSS 0.27513 7.7 - 12.4 V
SS Aur 06 13 22.43 +47 44 25.3 UGSS 0.1828 10.3 - 16.8 V
U Gem 07 55 05.21 +22 00 04.8 UGSS+E 0.1769061 8.2 - 14.9 V
RU Peg 22 14 02.58 +12 42 11.4 UGSS+ZZ: 0.3746 9 - 13.2 V
WX Cet 01 17 04.18 -17 56 22.6 UGSU 0.058261 9.5 - 18.0 p
SW UMa 08 36 42.71 +53 28 37.8 UGSU 0.056815 9.7 - 16.5 V
VY Aqr 21 12 09.20 -08 49 37.0 UGSU 0.06309 10.0 - 17.52 V
QZ Vir 11 38 26.81 +03 22 06.8 UGSU 0.05882 10 - 15.71 B
YZ Cnc 08 10 56.65 +28 08 33.2 UGSU 0.0868 10.5 - 16.3 V
BZ UMa 08 53 44.15 +57 48 40.6 UGSU 0.06799 10.5 - 15.3 B
FL Psc 00 25 11.11 +12 17 12.2 UGSU -- 10.5 - 17.0: V
EF Peg 21 15 04.12 +14 03 49.2 UGSU 0.0837 10.7 - 18.5 V
SU UMa 08 12 28.28 +62 36 22.3 UGSU 0.07635 10.8 - 16.0 V
V0355 UMa 13 39 41.18 +48 47 27.3 UGSU+ZZ 0.05731 10.4 - 17.5 CV
Z Cam 08 25 13.20 +73 06 39.2 UGZ 0.289841 10 - 14.5 V
RX And 01 04 35.52 +41 17 57.8 UGZ 0.209893 10.3 - 14.8 V
WW Cet 00 11 24.77 -11 28 43.1 UGZ 0.17578 10.4 - 15.8 V
SY Cnc 09 01 03.32 +17 53 56.0 UGZ 0.3823753 10.6 - 14.0 p
HL CMa 06 45 17.21 -16 51 34.6 UGZ 0.216787 10.6 - 14.9 V
AH Her 16 44 10.01 +25 15 02.0 UGZ 0.258116 10.9 - 14.7 V

Hope that helps.

 

Mike Simonsen
AAVSO

jkimba1
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 02/11/2014 - 21:09
Thanks a ton

Both answers steered me perfectly in the right direction. I gladly appreciate the help. Good to know that help is available!