[vsnet-alert 24601] RX J0044.3+4134: second rebrightening

Denis Denisenko d.v.denisenko@gmail.com via vsnet-alert vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Thu Aug 27 21:30:45 JST 2020


Selected ZTF Lasair data (Masci et al., 2019):

ZTF20ablyczu = RX J0044.3+4134 = AT 2020plo
  20200818.4305  19.42r  ZTF
  20200819.4107  16.69g  ZTF  1st rebrightening
  20200820.3871  17.81r  ZTF
  20200821.3428  19.35g  ZTF
(some data skipped)
  20200826.4338  19.63r  ZTF
  20200826.4656  19.99g  ZTF
  20200827.3330  18.67g  ZTF
  20200827.3818  17.86r  ZTF
  20200827.4067  17.63r  ZTF  2nd rebrightening

Complete ZTF Lasair light curve:
https://lasair.roe.ac.uk/object/ZTF20ablyczu/

The 2020 superoutburst has lasted for 23 days, from July 16 to Aug. 07th.
The first rebrightening to R=17.08 on Aug. 18.96 UT was reported in ATel
#13955 (A. Valcheva et al.). Quoting ATel #13955:

> The observed rebrightening of AT2020plo is consistent with a single
> rebrightening WZ Sge-type stars such as ASAS J002511+1217.2 and RZ Leo.

Here is the second one. The star hasn't returned to its quiescent level of
22.7m yet.

Denis Denisenko


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