[vsnet-alert 323] possible outburst of AQ CMi

[tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp]

   In vsnet-obs 2076, Jochen Pietz reports on a possible outburst of
a suspected dwarf nova, AQ CMi, probably for the first time since its
discovery.

   He estimated the variable at mv=14.4 on 1996 Feb. 10.975 UT, with
a possible uncertainty in identification.  Immediate confirmation is
most urgently needed.

   AQ CMi was discovered as a possible dwarf nova, appearing only in
one photographic plate (in an old volume of Astron. Nachricht. - sorry
I have no memo on the author, volume and pages).  Downes and Shara (1993)
identifed AQ CMi with a very faint object of 19-20 mag.  Recent spectro-
scopy by Zwitter et al. revealed the CV nature of this counterpart
(based on a poster presented at Keele CV Conference, from my memo).

    071434.84  +084805.0    2000 AQ CMi     UG?          14.5-(16.5P
       (Downes & Shara 1993)

   VSNET charts with calibrated V-magnitudes are available either at
VSNET ftp (ftp.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp, under /pub/vsnet/DNe/AQ_CMi, files
cht1.gif & cht2.gif; under /pub/charts, a PostScript file AQ_CMi.ps)
or VSNET Home Page (http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet, select "Alerts"
or "What's new").

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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