[vsnet-outburst 26818] VX For superoutburst (since Jan. 17): five rebrightenings observed up to now

Wed Mar 10 21:25:52 JST 2021

 VX Fornacis (UGWZ)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=14265

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/sky-patrol/coordinate/92d1c618-53fb-4c78-9ad0-e32917f3b7ee

AAVSO data:
https://app.aavso.org/webobs/results/?star=000-BCV-925

Five rebrightenings (as in 2009) have been observed:
2021 February 6-7, 9-10, 13-14, 17-18, and 27-28.
No observations are available for February 23 and 24
(so another rebrightening may have been missed).

Clear skies,
Patrick
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     Am Donnerstag, 18. Februar 2021, 08:34:28 MEZ hat Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso at yahoo.de via vsnet-alert <vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> Folgendes geschrieben:  

  VX Fornacis (UGWZ)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=14265

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/sky-patrol/coordinate/efe0daaa-6ef4-478b-9560-f5c05d397696

The third rebrightening occurred on February 13 (as predicted)
and was detected by Rod Stubbings (vsnet-outburst 26651):
http://ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/mailarchive/vsnet-outburst/26651

The 2009 supermaximum of VX Fornacis was followed by five
rebrightenings.

Clear skies,
Patrick  

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