In astronomy, cataclysmic variable stars (CVs) are stars which irregularly increase in brightness by a large factor, then drop back down to a quiescent...

(pl. novae), or U Geminorum variable, is one of several types of cataclysmic variable star, consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the...

star (AM CVn star), is a rare type of cataclysmic variable star named after their type star, AM Canum Venaticorum. In these hot blue binary variables...

polar is a highly magnetic type of cataclysmic variable (CV) binary star system, originally known as an AM Herculis star after the prototype member AM Herculis...

astronomy, a superhump is a periodic brightness variation in a cataclysmic variable star system, with a period within a few percent of the orbital period...

of Ladybug & Cat Noir "Cataclysmic", a song by Joe Satriani from the 2015 album Shockwave Supernova Cataclysmic variable star, which irregularly increases...

SW Sextantis variable stars are a kind of cataclysmic variable star; they are double-star systems in which there is mass transfer from a red dwarf to a...

red dwarfs Cataclysmic variable star – Stars with irregular large fluctuations in brightness Nemesis (hypothetical star) – Hypothetical star orbiting the...

Hydrae is an eclipsing intermediate polar (DQ Herculis) -type cataclysmic variable star that also undergoes eclipses. The system varies in apparent magnitude...

star is Alpha Pictoris, a white main-sequence star around 97 light-years away from Earth. Pictor also hosts RR Pictoris, a cataclysmic variable star system...

Cepheid variables, other periodic variables, and transiting extrasolar planets; or aperiodic, like the light curve of a nova, cataclysmic variable star, supernova...

A variable star is a star whose brightness as seen from Earth (its apparent magnitude) changes systematically with time. This variation may be caused...

In astronomy, the term compact object (or compact star) refers collectively to white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. It could also include exotic...

respect to a bilinear pairing of vector spaces Polar (star), a strongly magnetic cataclysmic variable star system Polar (satellite), a satellite launched by...

of Hercules. It is considered a cataclysmic variable with the white dwarf pulling outer layers of hydrogen from the star onto itself. It has the shortest...

referred to as EF Eridanus) is a variable star of the type known as polars, AM Herculis stars, or magnetic cataclysmic variable stars. Historically it has varied...

potential energy, causing the gas to become hotter and emit radiation. Cataclysmic variable stars, where the compact object is a white dwarf, are examples of...

equal to one hundredth of a newton Classical nova, a type of cataclysmic variable star Cn (digraph), a digraph used in English for a few words of Greek...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), an icebreaker Polestar Xeus, a solution for monitoring cloud systems Polar (cataclysmic variable star), a type of star Order of...

And) is an eclipsing cataclysmic variable star in the constellation Andromeda. It has been classified as a SW Sextantis variable, and its apparent visual...

described as the brown-dwarf desert. The PCEB might evolve into a cataclysmic variable star (CV*) with the brown dwarf as the donor. Simulations have shown...

approximately 990 light-years from the Sun based on parallax. It is a cataclysmic variable star of the AM Herculis-type also known as polars. The system comprises...

observations List of exoplanets detected by microlensing X-ray transient Cataclysmic variable star Stellar pulsation Schmidt, Brian (20 April 2012). "Optical Transient...

the hydrogen layer to helium. Apparently the only SSXS nonmagnetic cataclysmic variable is V Sagittae: bolometric luminosity of (1–10) x 1037, a binary including...

V Sagittae or V Sge is a cataclysmic variable in the constellation Sagitta. The system is composed of a main sequence star of about 3.3 solar masses and...

may overflow to the other star, yielding phenomena including contact binaries, common-envelope binaries, cataclysmic variables, blue stragglers, and type...

Borealis is home to two remarkable variable stars. T Coronae Borealis is a cataclysmic variable star also known as the Blaze Star. Normally placid around magnitude...

amount of heat released during the combustion of a substance Cataclysmic variable star, characterized by irregular and large increases in brightness...

massive white dwarf, which would have involved mass transfer in a cataclysmic variable star. The predicted ejection speed for this scenario agrees with the...

as the secondary star is filling its Roche lobe and transferring matter to the primary. RW Ursae Minoris is a cataclysmic variable star system that flared...