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[vsnet-alert 5192] Re: V550 Cyg outburst
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 11:11:36 +0200
- To: vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp, vsnet-campaign@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp, Patrick Schmeer <extpasc@rz.uni-sb.de>
- From: Patrick Schmeer <p.schmeer@mx.uni-saarland.de>
- Subject: [vsnet-alert 5192] Re: V550 Cyg outburst
- In-Reply-To: <200008200416.NAA19376@ceres.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>; from tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp on Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 01:16:39PM +0900
- References: <200008200416.NAA19376@ceres.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
- Sender: owner-vsnet-alert@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
On Sun, Aug 20, 2000 at 01:16:39PM +0900, Taichi Kato wrote:
> V550 Cyg outburst
>
> As reported by Timo Kunninen, the poorly studied dwarf nova V550 Cyg
> is undergoing an outburst.
>
> YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer
> 20000817.860 153: (T. Kinnunen)
> 20000819.870 148 (T. Kinnunen)
> 20000819.912 148 (T. Kinnunen)
>
> This is the first reported outburst to VSNET. Although past observations
> were rather sparse, this may suggest a rare outburst.
I detected V550 Cyg at mag 16 on an unfiltered CCD image taken with the IRO on
2000 Jan. 9.115 UT (cf. vsnet-alert 3993). The dwarf nova was caught either
during the final stage of an outburst or at a minor brightening (faint or normal
outburst???).
Regards,
Patrick
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