[vsnet-chat 9438] TCP J08080872-1948465 = ZTF26aaeneoc; a candidate period bouncer or an AM CVn star in outburst

TCP J08080872-1948465 = ZTF26aaeneoc; a candidate period bouncer or an AM CVn star in outburst The ZTF light curve shows the first plateau for ~7 days with an outburst amplitude of ~7 mag, a dip of >2 mag, and recovery on 16 Feb, currently around 18 mag. Such a double-superoutburst feature is common in period bouncers and long-period AM CVn stars. https://alerce.online/object/ZTF26aaeneoc https://vsx.aavso.org/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=10868354 -- ---------------------------------------------- South African Astronomical Observatory, Postdoc fellow Yusuke TAMPO / 反保 雄介 EMAIL: tampo@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp ALT. EMAIL: yusuke@saao.ac.za ----------------------------------------------