Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Sun, 08/06/2017 - 09:45
TCP J00332502-3518565 (UG:)
RA 00h33m25.13s, DEC -35°18'55.7" (J2000.0)
2017 August 5.7854 UT, 13.3 mag; 5.8074, 12.8 (both CCD, unfiltered)
Discoverer: Shigehisa Fujikawa, Kan'onji, Kagawa, Japan
For more information see
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/unconf/followups/J00332502-3518565.html
Presumably a dwarf nova (UGWZ?) in outburst (amplitude at least 6 magnitudes).
Spectroscopy and time-resolved photometry are urgently required.
Clear skies,
Patrick
ASAS-SN Transients Mon Aug 7 12:32:30 EDT 2017 (= 16:32:30 UTC):
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~assassin/transients.html
ASASSN-17km 0:33:25.09 -35:18:56.7 2017-08-5.33 14.72
bright CV candidate, matches to USNO B=20.8 and GALEX, V>17.2 on 2017-08-03.19, V=14.7 on 2017-08-05.34, V=12.7 on 2017-08-07.17.
A VSX entry has been created by Sebastian Otero and me:
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=512897
Regards,
Patrick