[vsnet-alert 24554] GY Cet rapidly fading on Aug. 14

Mon Aug 17 15:38:08 JST 2020

GY Ceti  (UGWZ)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=132060

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/810a4eb7-9643-40cf-9ed9-d4398aff46c6

ZTF light curve:
https://lasair.roe.ac.uk/object/ZTF18abqxbyt/

The superoutburst lasted from 2020 July 18 to August 14 (27 days),
about twice as long as a standard UGSU superoutburst (~14 d):
an indication for a WZ Sge-type outburst (for superhump periods
see T. Kato et al., vsnet-alert messages 24486 and 24498).

Clear skies,
Patrick