[vsnet-alert 6201] Re: WZ Sge genuine superhumps!

[gian.masi@flashnet.it]

Congratulations to all those involved with the discovery of 
 the appearance of superhumps and to those who assured a 
previously unseen coverage of this unique variable. 

Everybody did, really,  a great job!!!!

Regards,
Gianluca


Scrive Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>:

> WZ Sge genuine superhumps!
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
>     The analysis of the combined data on Aug. 4 (D. 
Starkey, Kyoto
> data,
> G. Masi, 3218 points, still growing in number) has clearly 
shown the
> presence of a signal with an amplitude of 0.10 mag and a 
period of
> 0.057197 +/- 0.000046 d.  The phase-averaged light curve 
at this
> period
> shows sharply defined maxima, resembling those of "usual" 
superhumps
> of SU UMa stars, and the phase 0.4 "shoulder", which had 
been the main
> peak of early superhumps.  WZ Sge now started to show 
long-waited
> superhumps.  The earliest strong evolution of this 
signature was
> observed
> around Aug. 4.53 UT.  We have confirmed the all findings 
in
> [vsnet-alert 6196, 6197 and 6199].
> 
>     Congratulations!
> 
> Regards,
> Taichi Kato
> VSNET Collaboration team
> 
>

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