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AT 2016blu: Accretion-Powered Outbursts in a Luminous Blue Variable and Compact Object Binary
Mojgan Aghakhanloo, Núria Torres-Albà, Nathan Smith +33
We present the first X-ray detection of the supernova (SN) impostor AT 2016blu in NGC 4559. AT 2016blu exhibited 27 detected quasiperiodic (~113 day) outbursts between 2012 and Jun…
TCP J072226836220548: a new AM CVn type system with infrequent outbursts
Alexander Tarasenkov, Kirill Sokolovsky, Alexandr Dodin +11
We present the discovery of TCP J072226836220548, a new ultracompact binary system of the AM CVn type. This system was first identified displaying a mag outburst on 2…
MASTER OT J030227.28+191754.5: an unprecedentedly energetic dwarf nova outburst
Yusuke Tampo, Taichi Kato, Keisuke Isogai +60
We present a detailed study of the MASTER OT J030227.28+191754.5 outburst in 2021-2022, reaching an amplitude of 10.2 mag and a duration of 60 d. The detections of (1) the double-p…
TESS photometry of the nova eruption in V606 Vul: asymmetric photosphere and multiple ejections?
Kirill V. Sokolovsky, Elias Aydi, Konstantin Malanchev +70
Lightcurves of many classical novae deviate from the canonical "fast rise - smooth decline" pattern and display complex variability behavior. We present the first TESS-space-photom…
2021 superoutburst of WZ Sge-type dwarf nova V627 Pegasi lacks an early superhump phase
Yusuke Tampo, Taichi Kato, Naoto Kojiguchi +27
Superoutbursts in WZ Sge-type dwarf novae (DNe) are characterized by both early superhumps and ordinary superhumps originating from the 2:1 and 3:1 resonances, respectively. Howeve…
PNV J00444033+4113068: early superhumps with 0.7 mag amplitude and non-red color
Yusuke Tampo, Keisuke Isogai, Naoto Kojiguchi +13
In the first days of WZ Sge-type dwarf nova (DN) outbursts, the 2:1 resonance induces a spiral arm structure in the accretion disk, which is observed as early superhumps in optical…
The Periodic Signals of Nova V1674 Herculis (2021)
Joseph Patterson, Marguerite Epstein-Martin, Josie Enenstein +24
We present time-series photometry during eruption of the extremely fast nova V1674 Herculis (Nova Her 2021). The 2021 light curve showed periodic signals at 0.152921(3) d and 501.4…
V392 Persei: a γ-ray bright nova eruption from a known dwarf nova
F. J. Murphy-Glaysher, M. J. Darnley, É. J. Harvey +57
V392 Persei is a known dwarf nova (DN) that underwent a classical nova eruption in 2018. Here we report ground-based optical, Swift UV and X-ray, and Fermi-LAT γ-ray observations f…
Analysis of the IW And star ASAS J071404+7004.3
Taichi Kato, Kiyoshi Kasai, Elena P. Pavlenko +14
We made a time-resolved photometric campaign of the bright cataclysmic variable ASAS J071404+7004.3 in 2020. Inight et al. (2022, arXiv/2109.14514) recently published time-resolved…
ASASSN-19ax: SU UMa-type dwarf nova with a long superhump period and post-superoutburst rebrightenings
Taichi Kato, Hiroshi Itoh, Seiichiro Kiyota +8
We observed ASASSN-19ax during the long outburst in 2021 September-October. The object has been confirmed to be an SU UMa-type dwarf nova with a superhump period of 0.1000-0.1001 d…
Optical Variability Correlated with X-ray Spectral Transition in the Black-Hole Transient ASASSN-18ey = MAXI J1820+070
Keito Niijima, Mariko Kimura, Yasuyuki Wakamatsu +49
How a black hole accretes matter and how this process is regulated are fundamental but unsolved questions in astrophysics. In transient black-hole binaries, a lot of mass stored in…
The Fast Evolving, Tremendous and Blue Superoutburst in ASASSN-21au Reveals a Dichotomy in the Outbursts of Long-period AM CVns
L. E. Rivera Sandoval, C. O. Heinke, J. M. Hameury +4
ASASSN-21au is an ultracompact accreting white dwarf binary (AM CVn) with a period of approx. 58 min. Using multiwavelength observations of the system, we discovered a dichotomy in…
On the nature of the anomalous event in 2021 in the dwarf nova SS Cygni and its multi-wavelength transition
Mariko Kimura, Shinya Yamada, Nozomi Nakaniwa +20
SS Cyg has long been recognized as the prototype of a group of dwarf novae that show only outbursts. However, this object has entered a quite anomalous event in 2021, which at firs…
Spectroscopic and Photometric Observations of Dwarf Nova Superoutbursts by the 3.8 m Telescope Seimei and the Variable Star Network
Yusuke Tampo, Keisuke Isogai, Naoto Kojiguchi +59
We present spectroscopic and photometric observations of 17 dwarf-nova superoutbursts obtained by KOOLS-IFU mounted on the 3.8 m telescope Seimei at Okayama Observatory of Kyoto Un…
ASASSN-18aan: An Eclipsing SU UMa-type Cataclysmic Variable with a 3.6-hour Orbital Period and a Late G-type Secondary Star
Yasuyuki Wakamatsu, John R. Thorstensen, Naoto Kojiguchi +41
We report photometric and spectroscopic observations of the eclipsing SU UMa-type dwarf nova ASASSN-18aan. We observed the 2018 superoutburst with 2.3 mag brightening and found the…
Multi-wavelength photometry during the 2018 superoutburst of the WZ Sge-type dwarf nova EG Cancri
Mariko Kimura, Keisuke Isogai, Taichi Kato +45
We report on the multi-wavelength photometry of the 2018 superoutburst in EG Cnc. We have detected stage A superhumps and long-lasting late-stage superhumps via the optical photome…
First Detection of Two Superoutbursts during Rebrightening Phase of a WZ Sge-type Dwarf Nova: TCP J21040470+4631129
Yusuke Tampo, Kojiguchi Naoto, Keisuke Isogai +51
We report photometric and spectroscopic observations and analysis of the 2019 superoutburst of TCP J21040470+4631129. This object showed a 9-mag superoutburst with early superhumps…
X-ray Observations of the Peculiar Cepheid V473 Lyr Identify A Low-Mass Companion
Nancy Remage Evans, Ignazio Pillitteri, Laszlo Molnar +17
V473 Lyr is a classical Cepheid which is unique in having substantial amplitude variations with a period of approximately 3.3 years, thought to be similar to the Blazhko variations…
Pluto's lower atmosphere and pressure evolution from ground-based stellar occultations, 1988-2016
E. Meza, B. Sicardy, M. Assafin +167
Context. Pluto's tenuous nitrogen (N2) atmosphere undergoes strong seasonal effects due to high obliquity and orbital eccentricity, and has been recently (July 2015) observed by th…
On the Nature of Long-Period Dwarf Novae with Rare and Low-Amplitude Outbursts
Mariko Kimura, Taichi Kato, Hiroyuki Maehara +35
There are several peculiar long-period dwarf-nova like objects, which show rare, low-amplitude outbursts with highly ionized emission lines. 1SWASP J162117441254, BD Pav, and V3…
Breaking the habit - the peculiar 2016 eruption of the unique recurrent nova M31N 2008-12a
M. Henze, M. J. Darnley, S. C. Williams +70
Since its discovery in 2008, the Andromeda galaxy nova M31N 2008-12a has been observed in eruption every single year. This unprecedented frequency indicates an extreme object, with…
ASASSN-16eg: New candidate of long-period WZ Sge-type dwarf nova
Yasuyuki Wakamatsu, Keisuke Isogai, Mariko Kimura +19
We report on our photometric observations of the 2016 superoutburst of ASASSN-16eg. This object showed a WZ Sge-type superoutburst with prominent early superhumps with a period of…
Rapid Optical Variations Correlated with X-rays in the 2015 Second Outburst of V404 Cygni (GS 2023338)
Mariko Kimura, Taichi Kato, Keisuke Isogai +24
We present optical multi-colour photometry of V404 Cyg during the outburst from December, 2015 to January, 2016 together with the simultaneous X-ray data. This outburst occurred le…
OT J002656.6+284933 (CSS101212:002657+284933): An SU UMa-Type Dwarf Nova with Longest Superhump Period
Taichi Kato, Tamas Tordai, Colin Littlefield +17
We observed the 2016 outburst of OT J002656.6+284933 (CSS101212:002657+284933) and found that it has the longest recorded [0.13225(1) d in average] superhumps among SU UMa-type dwa…