[vsnet-alert 23030] Re: V618 Sgr brightening

[Taichi Kato]

Re: V618 Sgr brightening

> Kojima-san reported the brightening of V618 Sgr as follows.
> This brightening was also recorded in the ASAS-SN database.

   Note that this object had been very faint for decades
before the rise in 2017 Aug.  The current amplitude
is unusually large for a symbiotic star and something
unexpected may be taking place.  Spectroscopy would be
desirable.