[vsnet-newvar 10089] ASASSN-22ak period

ASASSN-22ak period

Josch Hambsch has reported additional data with a higher cadence. Although the period is not directly apparent to the eyes, a period analysis using all the data appears to give a consistent period of 0.04128(4) d (amplitude 0.06 mag, slower rise and steeper fade). This period is the same as reported in 2022 Dec. (vsnet-alert 27243). The double period appears to be excluded by the rapid fading in 2022. The small amplitude may have been due to observations more than 10 d after the peak. I suspect that this object is an EI Psc star from this period. The outburst behavior is very unusual.