IW And is a Z Cam-Type Dwarf Nova

dc.creatorKato, T.
dc.creatorIshioka, R.
dc.creatorUemura, M.
dc.date2002-04-20
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T02:03:28Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T02:03:28Z
dc.descriptionIW And was discovered as a unique blue variable, which spends 72% of time in "inactive" state, and was only occasionally observed in bright or faint states. Although the past spectroscopy confirmed that the object is a cataclysmic variable (CV), the object has been regarded as significantly different from the known subclasses of CVs. We observed IW And on 55 nights between 2001 December 6 and 2002 March 25. These observations clearly indicate that the object is a Z Cam-type dwarf nova. The duty cycle of standstill in IW And is exceptionally high among Z Cam stars. IW And is apparently the first object to fill the gap between classical Z Cam stars and novalike (NL) stars.
dc.description4 pages, 1 figure, submitted to Inf. Bull. Var Stars
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204353
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0204353
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/4394
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleIW And is a Z Cam-Type Dwarf Nova
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