A new outburst of the yellow hypergiant star $\rho$ Cas

Abstract

Spectroscopic monitoring of the yellow hypergiant $\rho$ Cas revealed a new outburst in 2013, which is obvious from the development of TiO bands in the spectra. Also many atmospheric lines characteristic for a later spectral type appear. This spectroscopic outburst is in agreement with the photometric light curve, which displays a drop by about 0.6 mag during the same period.

2 pages, 1 figure, to appear in the proceedings of the conference "The B[e] Phenomenon: Forty Years of Studies" (Prague, Czech Republic, 27 June - 1 July 2016)