[vsnet-alert 23511] TCP J21040470+4631129: further brightening of the third rebrightening!

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Wed Aug 28 12:54:29 JST 2019


TCP J21040470+4631129: further brightening of the third rebrightening!

> According to observations on 26th by Stephen M. Brincat, Charles
> Galdies and Vihorlat Observatory team, TCPJ21040470+4631129 is now
> ~11.4 mag, brighter than the last 2 rebrightenings which was ~12 mag
> at peak.

   And it is now developing superhumps!   This is probably
the first case in which a new superoutburst is triggered
during a series of rebrightenings!
Measurement of superhump periods in this state will be
extremely important.



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