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OQ Carinae—A New Southern Z Cam-Type Dwarf Nova

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Rod Stubbings
Tetoora Road Observatory, 2643 Warragul-Korumburra Road, Tetoora Road 3821, Victoria, Australia

Mike Simonsen
AAVSO, 49 Bay State Road, Cambridge, MA 02138

Received February 19, 2014; revised March 3, 2014; accepted March 3, 2014

Abstract

Long-term optical monitoring of the dwarf nova OQ Car has been conducted to study the previously unknown behavior of this star system. The observations have shown OQ Car to have frequent dwarf nova outbursts and revealed the first recorded standstill of this star system. Based on this, we conclude that OQ Car is a new member of the Z Cam type of dwarf novae.