Rapid flickering suggests this is a close binary system undergoing mass transfer, while emission by neutral helium indicates there is a thick accretion disk orbiting a compact object. The lack of X-ray emission means this accreting object is a white dwarf, rather than something more massive. The lack of hydrogen in the spectrum demonstrates that the donor star is a helium white dwarf with a lower mass than the primary.[9] The pair have a brief orbital period of 24.522 minutes with a mass ratio of 0.101±0.004.[8] The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of about 30° to the line of sight from the Earth.[5]
This system displays two different states. The first is a lower state of quiescence that displays regular superoutbursts similar to ER Ursae Majoris on a roughly 46 day cycle. The second state is brighter with frequent outbursts.[8] The system becomes bluer during superoutbursts, with a higher temperature.[5]
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