X-ray and optical monitoring of the December 2017 outburst of the Be/X-ray binary AX J0049.4-7323

L. Ducci, C. Malacaria, P. Romano +5

AX J0049.4-7323 is a Be/X-ray binary that shows an unusual and poorly understood optical variability that consists of periodic and bright optical outbursts, simultaneous with X-ray…