[vsnet-alert 11052] QZ Vir rapid fading

[Taichi Kato]

QZ Vir rapid fading

  YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  20090128.828  11.62C  (Kazuhiro Nakajima)
  20090129.041  11.18V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20090129.176  11.01V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20090129.3191 11.390V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20090130.038  11.34V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20090130.158  11.13V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20090131.037  11.12V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20090131.157  11.05V  (Etienne Morelle)
  20090131.226   107  (Erwin van Ballegoij)
  20090201.3044 11.644V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20090204.2955 13.996V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))

  Watch for a rebrightening!

  Yenal Ogmen has further sent observations on Feb. 2.  The superhumps
were present (with the shortened period) and the object had not yet
entered the rapid decline stage.