# An Accurate Geometric Distance to the Compact Binary SS Cygni Vindicates Accretion Disc Theory

@article{MillerJones2013AnAG,
title={An Accurate Geometric Distance to the Compact Binary SS Cygni Vindicates Accretion Disc Theory},
author={James C. A. Miller-Jones and Gregory R. Sivakoff and Christian Knigge and Elmar K{\"o}rding and Matthew R. Templeton and Elizabeth O. Waagen},
journal={Science},
year={2013},
volume={340},
pages={950 - 952}
}
• Published 24 May 2013
• Physics
• Science
For Good Measure SS Cygni is a well-studied binary star system in the northern constellation Cygnus, consisting of a white dwarf that accretes matter from its companion star. Miller-Jones et al. (p. 950; see the Perspective by Schreiber) used radio observations to derive a model-independent distance to this prototypical accreting white dwarf system. The measurement places the system significantly closer than previously determined, reconciling the observed properties of SS Cygni with our current…
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