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AE Aquarii is a cataclysmic variable binary star of the DQ Herculis type. Based upon parallax measurements the system is located at a distance of about 280 light-years (86 parsecs) from the Earth. Because of its unique properties this system has been subject to a number of scientific studies.The AE Aquarii system consisting of an ordinary star in a close orbit around a magnetic white dwarf; the pair orbit each other with a period of 9.88 hours.
