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From time-resolved spectroscopy of the Ha emission line it is found that the orbital period of the dwarf nova V485 Centauri is 59 min. This is well below the well known cut-off in the orbital period distribution of cataclysmic variables at ∼80 min.
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Augusteijn, T. (1995). V485 Cen: A Dwarf Nova with a 59 min Orbital Period. In: Bianchini, A., Valle, M.D., Orio, M. (eds) Cataclysmic Variables. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 205. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0335-0_27
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