[vsnet-outburst 7542] V893 Sco very bright outburst!
Taichi Kato
tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tue Mar 13 11:09:23 JST 2007
As reported by Rod Stubbings, V893 Sco is undergoing
a very bright outburst!
YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer
20070301.777 14.37V (Hiroyuki Maehara)
20070312.555 118 (Rod Stubbings)
20070312.848 13.06V (Hiroyuki Maehara)
Although this object has long been suspected to be
an SU UMa-type dwarf nova, no definite superoutburst has
been recorded yet.
The current outburst may be the first-ever observed
(in real-time; note the discovery report included a number
of bright outbursts) long-awaited superoutburst.
The evolution of brightness by Stubbings and relatively faint
subsequent observation by Maehara-san resembles the early-stage
evolution in the similar high-inclination system V2051 Oph
in 2006 October (cf. vsnet-alert 9071, peaking at mv=11.8).
Time-resolved photometry is extremely encouraged.
The system has shallow eclipses, which may be apparent during
certain stages of outbursts.
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