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Nova-like Star, A nova-like star is a Cataclysmic Variable that isn't magnetic and the accretion disk is stable. The accretion disk is the brightest part of the system in the optical spectrum.

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V1315 Aquilae, is a Cataclysmic variable located in the constellation of Aquila. It is specifically part of a sub-type of Cataclysmic Variables known as Nova-like variable (NLs), specifically a SW-Sextaintis star. Nova-like variables and by extension SW-Sex stars, are categorized as having non-magnetic white dwarfs and do not undergo dwarf-nova eruptions. There is some evidence that SW-Sex stars may contain a magnetic white dwarf. Being a SW-Sex star, V1315 has a high rate of mass transfer so is in steady-state accretion and is in a constant state of outburst. V1315 has a majority of the light in the optical originating from the accretion disk. The eclipse depth is 1.8 mag. No description of the donating star has been mentioned.

Nova Shell
V1315 has a roughly spherical shell of material around it with a maximum mass of 10^-5 solar masses which is too small to be related to a Planetary Nebula, or Supernova remnant. It is predicted that this shell is the remnant of a nova eruption. This nova eruption is estimate to be roughly 500-1200 years old. V1315 is the first Nova-like star to have been discovered with a Nova shell.