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1998 Superoutburst of the Large-Amplitude SU UMa-Type Dwarf Nova WX Ceti

1998 Superoutburst of the Large-Amplitude SU UMa-Type Dwarf Nova WX Ceti

Abstract We observed the 1998 November superoutburst of WX Cet, a dwarf nova originally proposed as a WZ Sge-like system. The observation established that WX Cet is an SU UMa-type dwarf nova with a mean superhump period of 0.05949(1)d, which is 2.1% longer than the reported orbital period. The lack …