[vsnet-outburst 7462] DW Cnc rare? outburst
Taichi Kato
tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Sat Jan 27 10:47:09 JST 2007
The very unusual cataclysmic variable DW Cnc is reported
to be undergoing an outburst. The object has a very short
orbital period of 0.059793 d, and also an intermediate polar.
Historically, the object had been classified as a dwarf nova
(catalog range 15-17.5), but has been relatively constant
recently. We may be witnessing a transition to a "dwarf nova"
state from a NL-type state (??), or it may be a phenomenon
different from an ordinary outburst. Further observations,
including time-resolved photometry, are strongly encouraged.
Being also an IP, relatively short integration time would be
recommended rather than long exposures.
YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer
20061018.800 14.95V (Hiroyuki Maehara)
20061230.548 15.07V (Hiroyuki Maehara)
20061231.675 15.50V (Hiroyuki Maehara)
20070126.983 135V (Carlo Gualdoni)
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