[vsnet-outburst 21526] ASASSN-17oz: unusual transient (14 mag) in Auriga
Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso@yahoo.de via vsnet-outburst
vsnet-outburst at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Wed Nov 22 06:45:42 JST 2017
ASASSN-17oz (CV:)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=549743
ASASSN-17oz
RA 6:7:54.99, DEC 45:12:17.9
Discovery (UT) 2017-11-8.56, V/g= 15.21 mag
unusual stellar outburst, steady increase in
brightness by more than 2 mags, matches to
g=16.2 star, V=16.4 on 2017-10-19.5,
V=14.9 on 2017-11-08.56, V=14.3 on 2017-11-14.52,
see Sky Patrol for the full light curve
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~assassin/transients.html
"ASASSN-17oz: Discovery of an Unusual, Ongoing
Stellar Outburst" (ATel #10991):
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=10991
ASAS-SN photometry:
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~assassin/followup/asassn17oz_lc.png
Time-resolved photometry and spectroscopy are
strongly recommended.
Clear skies,
Patrick
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