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name: SS Cygni
constellation: Cyg
created_by: editor.cs
created_date: 2023-11-05 17:51:57.269168
updated_by: editor.cs
updated_date: 2023-11-05 17:51:57.269173
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One of the many variable stars is a cataclysmic variable star, which flares up to a brightness of 8mag every 2 months, but normally it is a 12mag star. It is the prototype of dwarf stars known either as SS Cygni-type variable stars or U Geminorum-type variable stars.