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[vsnet-alert 2614] CT Hya possible superoutburst

CT Hya possible superoutburst

   Rod Stubbings reports that CT Hya is undergoing a bright outburst.

  YYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  990209.030  <155  (G. Poyner)
  990209.951  <155  (G. Poyner)
  990210.494  <148  (R. Stubbings)
  990214.481   142  (R. Stubbings)

  CT Hya is an SU UMa-type dwarf nova, whose nature was first revealed
by Nogami et al. (PASJ 48, 607, 1996).  The reported superhump period is
P=0.06505 d.  Time-resolved photometry during the current very favorably
situated outburst is strongly encouraged.  The latest reported superoutburst
of CT Hya occurred in 1998 May (mv=14.4, Stubbings).

For more details:

  http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/cthya.html

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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