Hereford Arizona Observatory found fluctuations in what type of main-sequence star in Cygnus?
Hereford Arizona Observatory Hereford Arizona Observatory (HAO), IAU-code G95, is an astronomical observatory, owned and operated by amateur astronomer Bruce L. Gary. Gary is the author of many publications related to astronomy, including "Exoplanet Observing for Amateurs" (2008), currently available in a second edition (2009). Observational studies of unusual starlight fluctuations in KIC 8462852 and WD 1145+017 are recent interests.
RZ Gruis RZ Gruis is a nova-like binary system in the constellation Grus composed of a white dwarf and an F-type main sequence star. It is generally of apparent magnitude of 12.3 with occasional dimming to 13.4. Its components are thought to orbit each other roughly every 8.5 to 10 hours (much longer than most nova-like variables, which have periods of around 3 to 4 hours). It belongs to the UX Ursae Majoris subgroup of cataclysmic variable star systems, where material from the donor star is drawn to the white dwarf where it forms an accretion disc that remains bright and outshines the two component stars. The system is around 1,434 light-years away from Earth.