S5 1803 78

Special Notice #407: Blazar S5 1803+78 active

September 2, 2015:  AAVSO observer Adolfo Darriba Martinez y Oscar Ortuño (DAM, Observatorio Las Casqueras, Madrid, Spain) reports that the blazar S5 1803+78 has brightened significantly.

S5 1803+78, which is magnitude 16-17 V at minimum, is currently magnitude 14.237 V (LPAB, P. Lampens-Vancauteren (Ukkel, Belgium).

Previous outbursts are recorded in the AAVSO International Database in November 2007, February 2012, and September 2014.