ASASSN-18fs: new transient (13.2 mag) in Carina

Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Mon, 03/19/2018 - 22:37

ASASSN-18fs (UG:)

RA 10h00m01.12s, DEC -66°25'42.26" (J2000.0)
2018 Mar. 19.31 UT, V= 13.2 mag
Discoverer: All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN)

"ASAS-SN Discovery of a Possible Galactic Nova ASASSN-18fs" (ATel #11442):
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=11442

ASASSN-18fs 20180317.28 <176V ASN
ASASSN-18fs 20180319.31 132V ASN

Spectroscopy and time-resolved photometry are urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick

Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
ASASSN-18fs is a dwarf nova in outburst (ATel #11452)

ASASSN-18fs (UG)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=611980

J. Strader, L. Chomiuk (MSU), T. W.-S. Holoien (Carnegie):
"Spectroscopic classification of ASASSN-18fs as a CV" (ATel #11452)
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=11452

Time-resolved photometry is urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick