dwarf nova

English
Dwarf nova HT Cassiopeia seen in outburst

Noun

dwarf nova (plural dwarf novae)

  1. (astronomy) A cataclysmic variable star consisting of a close binary star system in which one of the components is a white dwarf that accretes matter from its companion.

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