[vsnet-outburst 23407] V406 Hya outburst (from ASAS-SN Sky Patrol data)

Sat Mar 9 04:36:57 JST 2019

V406 Hydrae  (UGSU/IBWD)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=136455

A few minutes ago I had a look at the latest ASAS-SN Sky Patrol data
(Shappee et al. 2014ApJ...788...48S and Kochanek et al. 2017PASP..129j4502K)
and noticed an outburst of this helium dwarf nova (AM CVn star):
https://asas-sn.osu.edu/light_curves/21f84fc1-336a-4284-87b2-66130565212d

HYAV406 20190301.259 <17.83g ASN
HYAV406 20190302.176 <17.63g ASN
HYAV406 20190307.342  15.50g ASN
HYAV406 20190308.223  14.93g ASN

Time-resolved photometry is strongly recommended.

Clear skies,
Patrick