[vsnet-alert 10535] AO Oct bright outburst?

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Sat Sep 20 10:27:50 JST 2008


   According to ASAS-3, the SU UMa-type dwarf nova AO Oct may be undergoing
a bright outburst.  If confirmed, time-resolved photometry is encouraged,
since superoutburst are relatively rare in this object.
The last recorded outburst was on 2007 Dec. 11-12 (mag 15.0, Stubbings).

  YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  20080913.2274 <14.50V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20080916.2353 <14.50V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20080919.1873 13.983V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))


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