May 2022 - vsnet-alert - ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

[vsnet-alert 26742] AG Hya long, bright outburst
by Taichi Kato 03 May '22

03 May '22

AG Hya long, bright outburst Rod Stubbings has advised that AG Hya is undergoing a long, bright outburst. YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20220421.2178 <17.016g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220421.2190 <16.931g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220421.2203 <16.947g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220422.1842 <16.749g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220422.1855 <16.804g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220422.1868 <16.900g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220424.2183 16.445g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220424.2196 <17.023g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220424.2208 16.749g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220425.556 160 (Rod Stubbings) 20220428.2269 14.317g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220428.2282 14.312g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220428.2294 14.323g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220428.542 140 (Rod Stubbings) 20220429.1593 14.300g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220429.1606 14.291g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220429.1619 14.300g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220501.1362 14.308g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220501.1374 14.307g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220501.1387 14.303g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220501.1433 14.312g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220501.1445 14.307g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220501.1458 14.321g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220502.1315 14.433g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220502.1328 14.450g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220502.1340 14.508g (ASAS-SN survey (Shappee+ 2014; Kochanek+ 2017)) 20220502.607 143 (Rod Stubbings) ASAS-SN: https://asas-sn.osu.edu/sky-patrol/coordinate/c1862687-f7a4-4304-a09a-a8ad2… A few Z Cam star has known to undergo superoutbursts and the present outburst might be worth attending.

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[vsnet-alert 26741] TU Crt superoutburst
by Taichi Kato 03 May '22

03 May '22

TU Crt superoutburst YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer 20220420.4541 <147c (Yutaka Maeda) 20220420.5710 <151C (Masayuki Moriyama) 20220424.4577 <143c (Yutaka Maeda) 20220427.6381 141:C (Masayuki Moriyama) 20220502.612 124 (Rod Stubbings)

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[vsnet-alert 26740] Re: ASASSN-19hs bright outburst
by Taichi Kato 03 May '22

03 May '22

Re: ASASSN-19hs bright outburst > (But on Apr. 19) The 2019 Mar. outburst lasted more than a month (resembling a superoutburst of an AM CVn star). The object may be still bright.

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[vsnet-alert 26739] ASASSN-19hs bright outburst
by Taichi Kato 03 May '22

03 May '22

ASASSN-19hs bright outburst (But on Apr. 19) http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts/alert/Gaia22bti/ Gaia22bti AT2022jfe 2022-04-19 19:19:07 94.96753 24.34962 15.01 18.37 1.32 unknown 2022-05-02 09:11:04 Outburst in candidate CV ASASSN-19hs

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[vsnet-alert 26738] MASTER OT J210316.39+314913.6 outburst
by Taichi Kato 03 May '22

03 May '22

MASTER OT J210316.39+314913.6 outburst No outburst in ZTF data. http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts/alert/Gaia22btj/ Gaia22btj AT2022jff 2022-04-19 15:10:56 315.81861 31.82048 14.45 18.22 0.08 unknown 2022-05-02 09:11:37 ~4 mag outburst in candidate CV MASTER OT J210316.39+314913.6

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[vsnet-alert 26735] Gaia22alz (ATel)
by Taichi Kato 01 May '22

01 May '22

Gaia22alz (ATel) Slowest classical nova ever observed and early premaximum spectra were obtained. The Astronomer's Telegram http://www.astronomerstelegram.org ============================================================================== ATEL #15355 ATEL #15355 Title: Intriguing developments in the slowly rising Galactic optical transient Gaia22alz (AT2022bpq) Author: E. Aydi, K. V. Sokolovsky, J. Strader, L. Chomiuk, A. Kawash (MSU), J. Brink, D. A. H. Buckley (SAAO/UCT), M. Orio (UoW/INAF), J. Mikolajewska (NCAC), K. Z. Stanek, C. S. Kochanek (OSU), and B. J. Shappee (Univ. of Hawaii) Queries: aydielia(a)msu.edu Posted: 29 Apr 2022; 21:18 UT Subjects:Optical, Ultra-Violet, X-ray, Binary, Cataclysmic Variable, Nova, Star, Transient, Variables We report on multi-wavelength follow up of the slowly rising Galactic optical transient Gaia22alz (AT2022bpq), which was discovered by Gaia on 2022-02-04.2UT (https://www.wis-tns.org/object/2022bpq) Earlier follow up by Brink et al. (ATel #15270) on 2022-03-11 reported optical spectra dominated by emission lines of Balmer, He II, He I, and C IV, characterized by a FWHM of around 400-500 km/s. Based on photometry from the All-Sky Automated Survey for SNe (ASAS-SN; Shappee et al. 2014, ApJ, 788, 48S and Kochanek et al. 2017PASP, 129, 4502) the transient, which started around 2022-01-25, is still rising slowly and reached a magnitude g = 13.1 on 2022-04-29 (see below a link to the latest ASAS-SN light curve). In archival data from the Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS; Schlafly 2018, ApJs 234, 39) the source has a pre-outburst magnitude g = 18.9, implying a current outburst amplitude of 5.8 mag. We have obtained a series of low-, medium-, and high-resolution optical spectra on 2022-03-15, 04-03, 04-09, 04-10, 04-14, and 04-21 using the Goodman spectrograph (Clemens et al. 2004, SPIE, 5492, 331) on the 4.1-m SOAR telescope (Cerro Pachon, Chile) and the High Resolution Spectrograph (HRS; Crause et al. 2014, Proc. SPIE, 91476) mounted on the 11-m Southern African Large Telescope as part of the SALT Large Science Program on Transients. The spectrum obtained on 2022-03-15 showed similar features to the ones reported in Brink et al. (ATel #15270). However, from 2022-04-03 onwards, the spectra showed dramatic changes with the He II and C IV emission lines fading considerably, and the Balmer and He I lines developing prominent P Cygni absorption profiles at blueshifted velocities of 1700-1800 km/s, indicating the presence of an optically thick outflow. The spectra at this stage resemble those of classical novae before optical peak, but further follow up are required to determine the nature of this event. The slowly rising light curve and the spectral changes make this an interesting transient and multi-wavelength follow up are highly encouraged. Based on the absorption by diffuse interstellar bands (DIBs) and the empirical relations from Friedman et al. 2011 (ApJ 727, 33), we derive E(B-V) = 1.5 mag and Av = 4.65 mag, assuming Rv = 3.1. This is higher than the estimate of Av = 3.472 mag from the Schlafly et al. (2011, ApJ 737, 1035) Galactic reddening maps. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory observed Gaia22alz for 0.7ks on 2022-04-20.53 (JD 2459690.03). Swift/XRT detected no X-ray source at the position of the nova with an upper limit of 0.003 +/-0.002 cts/s. Assuming emission by a kT= 2 keV thermal plasma and an HI column density of 76.10x10^20 cm^-2 (Kalberla et al. 2005 A&A, 440, 775) this translates to an unabsorbed 0.3-10.0 keV flux limit of 7x10^-13 ergs/cm^2/s. An ultraviolet source is detected at the position of the transient by Swift/UVOT with UVW2 magnitude = 15.01 +\- 0.03 (Vega system). The ASAS-SN sky patrol light curve can be found here: https://asas-sn.osu.edu/sky-patrol/coordinate/cef95f4e-66e7-4a2b-ad65-608ca… This ATel is based on observations obtained at the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) telescope, which is a joint project of MCTIC/LNA, the U.S. NSF's NOAO, UNC, and MSU. We also acknowledge ESA Gaia, DPAC and the Photometric Science Alerts Team (<a href="http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts">http://gsaweb.ast.cam.ac.uk/alerts</a>). We thank the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory team and PI, Brad Cenko, for rapid scheduling these ToO observations. The Dark Energy Camera Plane Survey (DECaPS; NOAO Proposal ID 2016A-0323 and 2016B-0279, PI: D. Finkbeiner) includes data obtained at the Blanco telescope, Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Password Certification: Elias Aydi (aydielia(a)msu.edu) https://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=15355 ==============================================================================

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