[vsnet-alert 2053] Rare outburst of GY Hya

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Rare outburst of GY Hya

  Rod Stubbings reports the dwarf nova GY Hya is undergoing a rare outburst.
The object has been confirmed to be a cataclysmic variable by several
authors.  Follow-up observations, esp. from southern lattitudes, are
very encouraged.

  YYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  980819.413  <150  (R. Stubbings)
  980822.402   139  (R. Stubbings)
  980822.505   139  (R. Stubbings)

Regards,
Taichi Kato

PS.

  Former VSNET chart based on V-band CCD image (but unfortunately was
calibrated using GSC) is available at:

  http://ftp.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pub/vsnet/charts/GY_Hya.ps
  http://ftp.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pub/vsnet/charts/dor.cht/GY_Hya.cht

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