[vsnet-alert 24067] Re: ASASSN-20ci: SU UMa nature unconfirmed

[Taichi Kato]

Re: ASASSN-20ci: SU UMa nature unconfirmed

> Hence, I see no reason at this stage to conclude that the superhump
> detection is spurious.

   As you know, the object was at g=14.4 on Feb. 21.
The fading rate to Feb. 27 or 28 is incompatible with
a superoutburst and the duration is too long for
a normal outburst.  The object may have been still
in "viscous decay" phase (if it was an SU UMa/WZ Sge
object), and superhumps were not usually expected
at this phase.  The reported light curve (not particularly
periodic) was not compatible with early superhumps.
The object should stay UG (rather than UGSU) until
next observation confirms the status.