寶瓶座FO(FO Aquarii)是位於寶瓶座的中介偏振星[3]。
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寶瓶座FO是由白矮星與主序星組成的聯星系統,軌道週期4.85小時[4]。寶瓶座FO因為週期20.9分的極強烈可見光脈衝輻射而聞名,而這個脈衝週期與吸積中的白矮星的自轉週期相對應[5]。2016年以前,寶瓶座FO的長期可見光亮度在視星等12.7至14.2之間變化[6]。但在2016年初,寶瓶座FO的亮度曾經下降到更低的15.8等,之後緩慢恢復到原本的亮度;這樣的變化顯示兩顆恆星之間的質量傳遞率曾經暫時性地下降[7]。
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