[vsnet-alert 24526] ASASSN-20jl update
Taichi Kato
tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Thu Aug 13 15:13:30 JST 2020
ASASSN-20jl update
Is there anyone following this target?
ASAS-SN data:
https://asas-sn.osu.edu/light_curves/063bb5c4-6298-4640-85b4-03635ad12aab
The light curve looks like to me a WZ Sge star
(or less likely, a background nova). I suspect that the CV
is a fainter (possibly unresolved) companion of the V=14.7
mag star. NUV=20.8 would be fine for a faint dwarf nova
in quiescence. If this is indeed a WZ Sge star, the age
may be inconsistent with a G-type star (assuming that they
are physically associated).
As judged from the light curve, it may be already
superhumping if it is a dwarf nova. Spectroscopy is also
desired (it was a pity that long rainy season in Japan
prevented observation).
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