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VW Hydri
Observation data; Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0
Constellation	Hydrus
Right ascension	04h 09m 11.39s
Declination	−71° 17′ 41.3″
Distance	names= pc

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VW Hydri is a dwarf nova of the SU Ursae Majoris type in the deep southern constellation Hydrus; a star system that consists of a white dwarf and another generally cool star. It is one of the brightest dwarf novae systems in the sky. ^[2] These systems are characterised by frequent eruptions and less frequent supereruptions. The former are smooth, while the latter exhibit short "superhumps" of heightened activity.^[3] The white dwarf sucks matter from the other star onto an accretion disc and periodically erupts, reaching apparent magnitude 8.4 in superoutbursts, 9.0 in normal outbursts and remaining at magnitude 14.4 when quiet. Normal outbursts occur every 27.3 days and last for 1.4 days, while superoutbursts happen 179 days and last for 12.6 days.^[3]ref>Gänsicke, B. T.; Beuermann, K.; Thomas, H.-C. (1997). "EK TrA, a close relative of VW HYI" (PDF). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 289 (2): 388–92. Bibcode:1997MNRAS.289..388G.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)</ref>

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^ ^a ^b SIMBAD, [1] (accessed 12 September 2013)
^ Vogt, N. (1974). "Photometric study of the dwarf nova VW Hydri". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 36: 369–78. Bibcode:1974A&A....36..369V.
^ ^a ^b BSJ (19 July 2010). "VW Hydri". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

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[SIMBAD-1] SIMBAD, [1] (accessed 12 September 2013)

[2] Vogt, N. (1974). "Photometric study of the dwarf nova VW Hydri". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 36: 369–78. Bibcode:1974A&A....36..369V.

[aavso-3] BSJ (19 July 2010). "VW Hydri". AAVSO Website. American Association of Variable Star Observers. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

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	'''VW Hydri''' is a [[dwarf nova]] of the SU Ursae Majoris type in the deep southern constellation [[Hydrus]]; a star system that consists of a [[white dwarf]] and another generally cool star. It is one of the brightest dwarf novae systems in the sky. <ref>{{cite journal\|date=1974\|title=Photometric study of the dwarf nova VW Hydri\|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics \|author= Vogt, N. \|volume= 36\| pages= 369-78 \|bibcode= 1974A&A....36..369V \|url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1974A%26A....36..369V/0000369.000.html}}</ref> These systems are characterised by frequent eruptions and less frequent supereruptions. The former are smooth, while the latter exhibit short "superhumps" of heightened activity.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aavso.org/vsots_vwhyi\|title=VW Hydri\|last=BSJ\|date=19 July 2010\|work=AAVSO Website\|publisher=American Association of Variable Star Observers\|accessdate=12 September 2013}}</ref>		'''VW Hydri''' is a [[dwarf nova]] of the SU Ursae Majoris type in the deep southern constellation [[Hydrus]]; a star system that consists of a [[white dwarf]] and another generally cool star. It is one of the brightest dwarf novae systems in the sky. <ref>{{cite journal\|date=1974\|title=Photometric study of the dwarf nova VW Hydri\|journal=Astronomy and Astrophysics \|author= Vogt, N. \|volume= 36\| pages= 369-78 \|bibcode= 1974A&A....36..369V \|url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1974A%26A....36..369V/0000369.000.html}}</ref> These systems are characterised by frequent eruptions and less frequent supereruptions. The former are smooth, while the latter exhibit short "superhumps" of heightened activity.<ref name=aavso>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aavso.org/vsots_vwhyi\|title=VW Hydri\|last=BSJ\|date=19 July 2010\|work=AAVSO Website\|publisher=American Association of Variable Star Observers\|accessdate=12 September 2013}}</ref> The white dwarf sucks matter from the other star onto an [[accretion disc]] and periodically erupts, reaching [[apparent magnitude]] 8.4 in superoutbursts, 9.0 in normal outbursts and remaining at magnitude 14.4 when quiet. Normal outbursts occur every 27.3 days and last for 1.4 days, while superoutbursts happen 179 days and last for 12.6 days.<ref name=aavso/>ref>{{cite journal\| title=EK TrA, a close relative of VW HYI \|author=Gänsicke, B. T.; Beuermann, K.; Thomas, H.-C.\| journal =Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society\| volume = 289\|issue=2\|pages= 388–92.\|year=1997 \| bibcode=1997MNRAS.289..388G \|url=http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1997MNRAS.289..388G&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf}}</ref>