DQ Herculis, or Nova Herculis 1934, was a slow, bright nova occurring in the northern constellation of Hercules in December 1934. This cataclysmic variable...
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Intermediate polar (redirect from DQ Herculis variable)
In astronomy, an intermediate polar (also called a DQ Herculis Star) is a type of cataclysmic variable, binary star system with a white dwarf and a cool...
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Variable star (section DQ Herculis variables)
These binary systems usually have orbital periods of under 2.5 hours. DQ Herculis systems are interacting binaries in which a low-mass star transfers mass...
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in 1943. T Aurigae is classified as a slow nova, similar to DQ Herculis. Like DQ Herculis, WZ Sagittae, Nova Persei 1901 and Nova Aquilae 1918, it is...
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13 December 1934 when amateur astronomer J. P. M. Prentice discovered DQ Herculis from the town. Just before midday on Friday 31 January 1941, a solitary...
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Martell, P. (2010-05-07). "Spectral Mapping of the Intermediate Polar Dq Herculis". The Astronomical Journal. 139 (6): 2542–2556. arXiv:1005.1612. Bibcode:2010AJ...
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Spin-down and Ultrafast Outflows of the Highly Pulsed Supersoft Source of Nova Herculis 2021". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 922 (2): L42. arXiv:2110.14058...
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rather than forming a disc. DQ Herculis, also called 'intermediate polars', have a slightly weaker magnetic field than AM Herculis stars; there is an accretion...
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AE Aquarii is a cataclysmic variable binary star of the DQ Herculis type. Based upon parallax measurements, the system is located at a distance of about...
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soft X-rays coming from the primary. This system was identified as a DQ Herculis variable by J. Patterson and associates in 1994 – also known as an intermediate...
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