[vsnet-alert 24594] KX Aql (normal?) outburst

Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso@yahoo.de via vsnet-alert vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Wed Aug 26 05:42:08 JST 2020


KX Aquilae  (UGSU)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=1396

Visual magnitude estimate by P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany:
AQLKX 20200824.858 132: SPK

At V=13.43 mag on Aug. 25 according to Kris Stanek (ASAS-SN).
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/daad18ab-a064-4e7e-810c-ad8733a4d718
AQLKX 20200824.281 <16.81g ASN
AQLKX 20200825.274  13.64g ASN

Outburst confirmed by Tonny Vanmunster:
AQLKX 20200825.83   137CV VMT

ZTF light curve (latest observation August 10):
https://lasair.roe.ac.uk/object/ZTF18abacgon/

A superoutburst occurred in 2019 July.

Clear skies,
Patrick



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