[vsnet-alert 13329] Re: SDSS J220553.98+115553.7 outburst

Hiroyuki Maehara maehara at kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Sat May 21 12:16:48 JST 2011


 I performed time-resolved photometry of the object from J.D. 2455702.182
to 702.294. The data clearly show the presence of superhumps with amplitudes
of ~0.2 mag. Further observations are encouraged.


On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 11:37:43PM +0900, Hiroyuki Maehara wrote:
>  The Catalina Real-time Transient Survey detected an outburst of
> SDSS J220553.98+115553.7 (CSS110520:220554+115554).
> 
> 1105201121174113562 2011-05-20T11:03:54 2011-05-20T10:59:25 22 05 53.98 +11 55 53.8 14.46 14.46 n/a 14.34 http://nesssi.cacr.caltech.edu/catalina/20110520/1105201121174113562.html
> 
>  This object has an orbital period of 82.825 min (Southworth et al. 2008,
> MNRAS, 388, 709). The object is a good candidate for an SU UMa (or WZ Sge)
> type dwarf nova. Follow-up observations are encouraged. 


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