[vsnet-alert 4145] FS Aur VSNET campaign status

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

FS Aur VSNET campaign status

    The Kyoto team has been following FS Aur since the discovery of its
potential short-period SU UMa-type nature.  The object has been always on
the monitoring programs of amateur variable star associations.
We have been following the target for past five years in winter seasons
(Hajime Baba et al.), including some "outburst" photometry.  Very interesting
periodicities and "flares" and their relation to the outburst state have
been clarified.  What is solely lacking: superoutburst.

    While the present reported magntitude doesn't seem to far exceed the
previously recorded maxima, we would be extremely happy to conclude our
long-term study of this star, when a genuine superoutburst finally
leads to a sparkling campaign by the VSNET collaboration team.

Regards,
Taichi Kato
On behalf of the VSNET FS Aur collaboration team

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