Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Waiting for the superhumps...

According to the AAVSO light curve of RZ LMi the last two confirmed superoutbursts started around JD 2454788 and 2454833. Using 19-day value of supercycle, the first superoutburst suggests occurence of the current superoutburst at JD 2454845. The ephemeris based on the second and most recent superoutburst gives the date around JD 2454852. This value agrees very well with ongoing explosion and may suggest that we are observing a superoutburst. Where are the superhumps???

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