Astro*Dictionary by Michael Erlewine
1 article for "Dwarf Nova"
Dwarf Nova [Astro*Index](Also called a SS Cygni or U Geminorum Star)
A repeating variable nova with a range of up to six magnitudes. It repeats its outburst at quasi-periodic intervals of a few weeks or months, are faint at minimum, and around magnitude 0 at maximum.
See also:
♦ Nova ♦ Magnitude
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