[vsnet-alert 10038] OT_J081418.9-005022: new Catalina transient
Taichi Kato
tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Wed Apr 9 15:57:50 JST 2008
OT_J081418.9-005022
This new Catalina transient looks real:
804090010444152026 2008-04-09T04:05:19 2008-04-09T03:53:06 08 14 18.90 -00 50 22.1 4.320 14.74 14.74 14.76 14.76 http://nesssi.cacr.caltech.edu/catalina/20080409/804090010444152026.html
SDSS data:
1 0.261 08 14 18.92 -00 50 22.0 2 6 J081418.91-005022.0 18.949 19.137 19.001 18.832 18.535 123.578818 -00.839447 1999.2202 2
2 0.318 08 14 18.92 -00 50 22.0 2 6 J081418.92-005022.0 18.505 18.943 18.735 18.739 18.400 123.578834 -00.839445 2000.1730 3
g=19.1, u-g=-0.2
The object was probably recorded in outburst with ASAS-3.
Among several candidate outbursts, the 2007 October one has two
positive detections at V=13.4 (Oct 9) and V=13.5 (Oct 13).
The object is likely a new dwarf nova.
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