[vsnet-alert 15201] CSS 100317:041637+292806 bright outburst

[Denis Denisenko]

This dwarf nova in Taurus is in outburst on MASTER-Amur images (60-sec
unfiltered exposures):

CSS 100317:041637+292806
  20121222.519  154C  MASTER-Amur
  20121222.550  155C  MASTER-Amur

Variability range is listed as 16.13-21: in AAVSO VSX. This outburst
may be a superoutburst.

Catalina Sky Survey archival light curve:
http://nesssi.cacr.caltech.edu/catalina/20100317/1003171290214127638p.html
Bright outbursts were also detected on 2007 Jan. 24 (15.7m) and 2011
Jan. 03 (15.9m).

This star is present in SDSS DR8 as SDSS J041636.86+292806.1 (u=22.28
g=22.25 r=21.36 i=20.79 z=20.32):
http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237660555450647506

Orbital period is unknown.

Denis Denisenko