Class: superhump
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~eshaya/astro-ont/owl/astronomy.owl#superhump
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label: "superhump" (string)
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definition: "Superoutburst in SU UMa-type dwarf novae are characterized by the existence of superhumps. Superhumps resemble, in their shape in time series plots, orbital humps observed during quiescence (which are believed to arise from the hot spot where the accretion stream from the secondary collides with the accretion disk), but have a much larger (~100 times) luminosity, which amounts to an amplitude of a few tenths of magnitude during superoutbursts." (string)
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