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[vsnet-alert 5874] MM Hya bright outburst!
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 09:14:52 +0900 (JST)
- To: vsnet-alert, vsnet-campaign, vsnet-superoutburst
- From: Taichi Kato <tkato>
- Subject: [vsnet-alert 5874] MM Hya bright outburst!
- Sender: owner-vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
MM Hya bright outburst!
As already reported by Rod Stubbings and Andrew Pearce, the SU UMa-type
dwarf nova MM Hya = PG0911-066 is undergoing a rare, bright (reaching
13.0 mag) outburst. The outburst is most likely a superoutburst. The
last superoutburst of MM Hya (most of outbursts of MM Hya are superoutburst,
as in SW UMa and WZ Sge-type dwarf novae) was observed in 2000 April.
Observations of superhumps are strongly encouraged, as well as
time-resolved spectroscopy to possibly detect spiral waves (the system
is possibly a rather high-inclination system, and the lines may be
detected in emission even during outburst).
Regards,
VSNET Collaboration team
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