[vsnet-alert 24294] CTCV J2056-3014 (intermediate polar) in outburst (since May 23)

Tue May 26 04:27:37 JST 2020

CTCV J2056-3014  (NLDQ)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=133436

First reported by Rod Stubbings (vsnet-outburst 25178):
http://ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mailarchive/vsnet-outburst/25178

Recent ASAS-SN Sky Patrol (Shappee et al. 2014ApJ...788...48S
and Kochanek et al. 2017PASP..129j4502K) light curve and data:
https://asas-sn.osu.edu/light_curves/885754cf-b4ef-4cde-8e17-e1327b737bd2
CTCVJ2056-3014 20200520.003  17.42g ASN
CTCVJ2056-3014 20200523.996  13.83g ASN

When I checked the ASAS-SN Sky Patrol data yesterday (May 24),
the May 23 observations were not (yet) available (maybe due to
a recent major server crash).

Previous outbursts were observed by the ASAS-SN Sky Patrol on
2015 May 12–13 and 2018 August 21–22.

Clear skies,
Patrick