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Name
  BW Scl  
AAVSO UID
000-BCX-185 (132110 observations)  
Constellation
Sculptor Sequence
J2000.0
23 53 00.86 -38 51 46.6  (358.25358 -38.86294) Search nearby
B1950.0 23 50 24.86 -39 08 25.3
Proper motion
RA: 74.7 +/- 7.1 mas/yDec: -58.7 +/- 4.7 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 345.355 -73.079
Other names

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1RXS J235259.6-385155 1SXPS J235300.9-385147 2MASS J23530086-3851465
2RXP J235300.3-385147 AAVSO 2347-39 AAVSO_ALIAS RXJ2353.0
CMC15 J235300.9-385147 Downes BW Scl GALEX J235300.8-385146
GSC2.3 SBI0005722 HE 2350-3908 MCT 2350-3908
RX J2353.0-3852 UCAC4 256-196003 USNO-B1.0 0511-0820094
WISE J235300.96-385146.9 WISEA J235300.96-385147.1 XPM 102-1442229
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Variability type
UGWZ+ZZ/GWLIB
Spectral type em
Mag. range
8.9 - 17.2 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
10 Nov 1995 (HJD 2450032.182) Ephemeris
Outburst 2011
Period 0.05432392 d  (78.22644 min)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Epoch of maximum given. Pulsations with periods of 9.4, 10.26 and 20.7 minutes (amplitude 0.026 mag.).
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References
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1 Uthas, H.; et al., 2015, Two new accreting, pulsating white dwarfs: SDSS
J1457+51 and BW Sculptoris
2012MNRAS.420..379U
2 H. Uthas et al., 2011, arXiv:1111.3956v1 [astro-ph.SR] 2011arXiv1111.3956U
3 D.H. Jones et al., 2009, MNRAS 399, 683 (spectrum) 2009MNRAS.399..683J
4 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version) 2005JAD....11....2D
5 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
6 Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2009-2016) 2000AJ....119..241L
7 T.Augusteijn, L.Wisotzki, AsAp 324, No.3, L57, 1997. 1997A&A...324L..57A
8 T.M.C.Abbott, T.A.Fleming, L.Pasquini, AsAp 318, No.1, 134, 1997. 1997A&A...318..134A
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 15.84H = 15.49K = 14.94J - K = 0.90
AllWISE W1 = 14.69W2 = 14.24W1 - W2 = 0.44
APASS-DR9 B = 13.58V = 13.57g' = 12.71r' = 12.79i' = 11.69B - V = 0.01
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 16.94NUV = 16.70FUV - NUV = 0.24
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Revision History
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8 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-01-22 01:04 UTC Hamburg/ESO survey (HES), GALEX, and other designations added.
7 Admin, VSX 2017-12-15 14:01 UTC Spectral type from Skiff (VizieR on-line data: B/mk)
6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2015-09-30 19:45 UTC Type and orbital elements from 2012MNRAS.420..379U. 2MASS position.
5 Admin, VSX 2011-11-19 03:04 UTC Update from [2011arXiv1111.3956U].
4 Admin, VSX 2011-11-08 03:19 UTC Magnitude range from AAVSO data taken during the 2011 outburst.
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-02-16 00:03 UTC Primary record creation. Orbital period from Downes (2001).
2 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.