[vsnet-alert 68] OUTBURST of AK Cnc

[Steve Howell <howell@PSI.EDU>]

This star is a suspected Tremendous outburst amplitude dwarf novae (TOAD) and has NO known orbital period. Superhumps should appear and time series 
photometric observations will thus provide an orbital period
(cf. IBVS 4043).
I encourage observers to attempt such observations. Spectroscopic
observations would be useful as well.
ref: ApJ 1995 439 337.

 Steve B. Howell 
 Planetary Science Institute, Astrophysics Group 
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 e-mail: howell@frankenstein.psi.edu

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