[vsnet-outburst 8807] AW Gem likely superoutburst

[Taichi Kato]

   AW Gem is likely undergoing a superoutburst.

  YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  20080404.858  <138  (Franck Gobet)
  20080407.904   130  (Eric Morillon)
  20080408.004   130G  (Eric Morillon)
  20080408.882   125  (Eric Morillon)
  (Morillon's data from cvnet-outburst)

   Maehara-san observed this outburst on Apr. 8, yet without apparent
superhumps.  These observations suggest that the outburst was caught
during its early stage.  Further observations are encouraged.

Past superhump observations:

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1996PASJ...48..777K

   It would be worth noting that the SU UMa-type nature was revealed
in the 1980's by amateur observers (quite pioneering to modern trend in
DN research!?) :

http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1989VSB....10...37F

online article:
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