[vsnet-chat 37] Re: EG Cnc - first one?

[Erik Kuulkers <e.kuulkers1@physics.oxford.ac.uk>]

On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, Fraser Farrell wrote:
> Hypothesis to explain EG Cnc:  it's being attacked by aliens ;)
> However, there seems to be a similar star in the other direction
> where my sky is dark - WX Hydri.
> 
> Taichi Kato seems to be right in
> suggesting WX Hyi is trying to join "The ER UMa Club".

I don't think WX Hyi is similar to EG Cnc. EG Cnc didn't show 
evidence for an outburst for about 2 decades, whereas WX Hy has 
reltively frequent superoutbursts and normal outbursts.
It could be that WX Hyi is evolving to a kind of ER UMa star,
but I don't believe this is the case for EG Cnc. 
My guess is that EG Cnc will stay quiet now for a extended period of 
time, just like other TOADs or WZ Sge stars.

Erik Kuulkers

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