[vsnet-newvar 4276] ASASSN-14ac (ATEL)
Taichi Kato
tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Sun Jan 19 09:51:47 JST 2014
The SDSS color u-g = -0.3 is very blue for a WZ Sge-type
candidate. Time-series observations and spectroscopic
observation are encouraged!
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ATEL #5775 ATEL #5775
Title: ASAS-SN Discovery of a Large Amplitude (Delta V ~ 7 mag) CV
Candidate
Author: B. J. Shappee, K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek, T. W.-S. Holoien,
J. Jencson, U. Basu J. F. Beacom (Ohio State), J. L. Prieto (Princeton),
D. Szczygiel, G. Pojmanski (Warsaw University Observatory), J. Brimacombe
(Coral Towers Observatory), D. Bersier (LJMU)
Queries: shappee at astronomy.ohio-state.edu
Posted: 18 Jan 2014; 22:50 UT
Subjects:Optical, Cataclysmic Variable
During the ongoing <a href="http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~assassin/index.shtml">
All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae</a> (ASAS-SN
or "Assassin"), using data from the recently expanded quadruple 14-cm "Brutus"
telescope in Haleakala, Hawaii,
we discovered a new bright transient source:
Object RA (J2000) DEC (J2000) Disc. UT Date Disc. V mag
ASASSN-14ac 7:52:54.9 +53:05:31.2 2014 Jan. 18.31 14.54
ASASSN-14ac was discovered in images obtained 2014 UT Jan. 18.31 at V~14.5
and was detected in images obtained 2014 UT Jan. 17.46, but was undetected
(V > 17) in images obtained on 2014 UT Jan. 11.29. The discovery image
can be found <a href="http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~assassin/followup/ASASSN-14ac.png">
here</a>. Vizier reveals a 0.1" SDSS match to a blue g=21.6 star. ASASSN-14ac
is most likely a CV with a very strong, nearly 7 mag outburst. Given the
large amplitude of its outburst, ASASSN-14ac may be a WZ Sge-type dwarf
nova.
We thank LCOGT and its staff for their continued support of ASAS-SN.
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