[vsnet-alert 17385] ASASN-14cm: bright, very large amplitude CV candidate caught early
Kris Stanek
stanek.32 at osu.edu
Tue Jun 17 19:05:47 JST 2014
ASAS-SN has detected and now also confirmed a new transient:
Name RA Dec Discovery V
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASASSN-14cm 15:45:31.72 1:2:27.8 2014-06-16.45 13.27
ASASSN-14cm was V>16.2 on 2014-06-14.4, discovered at V=13.3 on
2014-06-16.4, confirmed V=13.45 on 2014-06-17.4, position matches to
within 1" to g=22.0 blue SDSS star, so most likely a WZ Sge-type dwarf
nova.
No previous outburst are seen in CRTS data, light curve is most
likely dominated by nearby (2.2" away), red star.
More information about the vsnet-alert
mailing list