Photometry of the dwarf nova AW Sagittae during the 2006 November superoutburst

TL;DR

This paper reports CCD photometry observations of the dwarf nova AW Sagittae during its 2006 November superoutburst, confirming superhumps with a stable period and comparing it to previous outbursts.

Contribution

It provides the first detailed CCD photometry of AW Sge's 2006 superoutburst and confirms the superhump period consistency with earlier observations.

Findings

Superhumps with a period of 0.0745 days observed.

Superhumps persisted for 4 days during the outburst.

First confirmed superoutburst of AW Sge since 2000.

Abstract

During 2006 November an outburst of the dwarf nova AW Sge was observed using CCD photometry. This revealed 0.25 magnitude superhumps confirming it to be a superoutburst, possibly only the second confirmed such outburst of this star. The superhumps were observed for 4 days and had a stable period Psh = 0.0745(2)d, a value which is consistent with Psh measured during the 2000 superoutburst.