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KIC 9406652: AN UNUSUAL CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE IN THE<i>KEPLER</i>FIELD OF VIEW

KIC 9406652: AN UNUSUAL CATACLYSMIC VARIABLE IN THE<i>KEPLER</i>FIELD OF VIEW

KIC 9406652 is a remarkable variable star in the Kepler field of view that shows both very rapid oscillations and long term outbursts in its light curve. We present an analysis of the light curve over quarters 1–15 and new spectroscopy that indicates that the object is a cataclysmic variable …