CVNET
Cataclysmic Variables Network
ACTIVITY AT A GLANCE
Last updated 16:45 UT on February 13, 2025
(All objects mentioned in this section are in the International Variable Star Index; additionally, VSX links have been given for selected cataclysmic variables)
'Activity at a Glance' is gleaned from observations reported to AAVSO MyNewsFlash, BAAVSS-Alert, CVnet-Outburst, VSObs-share and VSNET-outburst. We sincerely thank all the observers who contribute timely observations and reports of activity to these ema il lists.
New outbursts and unusual activity reported in the last 5 days
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20250213
SS UMi
20250210
CY Lyr
V391 Lyr
QW Ser
20250209
AM Cas
20250208
VW Hyi
# indicates a noteworthy or unusual activity
: indicates confirmation required
* indicates time-resolved photometry required
CV News
Alert Notice - Observing Campaign #877
Photometry of GOTO065054.49+593624.51 requested
November 5, 2024
SS Cyg monitoring requested
April 2, 2024
Recent Papers on CVs
For new papers on CVs see arxiv.org astro-ph
Updated 22 January, 2025
GOTO065054+593624: a peculiar dwarf nova identified in real time via Kilonova Seekers
T. L. Killestein, G. Ramsay, M. Kennedy, L. Kelsey, D. Steeghs, S. Littlefair, B. Godson, J. Lyman, M. Pursiainen, B. Warwick, C. Krawczyk, L. K. Nuttall, E. Wickens, S. D. Alexandrov, C. M. da Silva, R. Leadbeater, K. Ackley, M. J. Dyer, F. Jiménez-Ibarra, K. Ulaczyk, D. K. Galloway, V. S. Dhillon, P. O'Brien, K. Noysena, R. Kotak, R. P. Breton, E. Pallé, D. Pollacco, A. Kumar, D. O'Neill, T. Butterley, R. Wilson, S. Mattila, A. Sahu, R. Starling, C. Y. Wang, Q. Liu, A. Li, Z. Dai, H. Feng, W. Yuan, R. Billington, A. G. Bull, S. Gaudenzi, V. Gonano, H. Krawczyk, M. T. Mazzucato, A. Pasqua, J. A. da Silva Campos, M. Torres-Guerrero, N. N. Antonov, S. J. Bean, E.T. Boeneker, S. M. Brincat, G. S. Darlington, F. Dubois, F.-J. Hambsch, D. Messier, A. Oksanen, G. Poyner, F. D. Romanov, I. D. Sharp, T. Tordai, T. Vanmunster, K. Wenzel
Bridging the Gap: OPTICAM Reveals the Hidden Spin of the WZ Sge Star GOTO 065054.49+593624.51
N. Castro Segura, Z. A. Irving, F. M. Vincentelli, D. Altamirano, Y. Tampo, C. Knigge, I. Pelisoli, D. L. Coppejans, N. Rawat, A. Castro, A. Sahu, J. V. Hernández Santisteban, M. Kimura, M. Veresvarska, R. Michel, S. Scaringi, M. Najera
Superoutbursts and Positive Superhumps are Detected During the Standstill in AT Cnc
Qi-Bin Sun, Sheng-Bang Qian, Li-Ying Zhu, Qin-Mei Li Fu-Xing Li, Min-Yu Li, Ping Li
The Rise of Nova V1674 Herculis
Robert M. Quimby, Brian D. Metzger, Ken J. Shen, Allen W. Shafter, Hank Corbett, Madeline Overton
3D physical structure and angular expansion of the remnant of the recurrent nova T Pyx
E. Santamaría, J. A. Toalá, M. A. Guerrero, G. Ramos-Larios, L. Sabin
Discovery of a nova super-remnant cavity surrounding RS Ophiuchi
M. W. Healy-Kalesh, M. J. Darnley, E. J. Harvey, A. M. Newsam
Period bouncers as detached magnetic cataclysmic variables
Matthias R. Schreiber, Diogo Belloni, Jan van Roestel
A trio of month long flares in the nova-like variable V704 And
Gabriella Zsidi, , C. J. Nixon, , T. Naylor, , J. E. Pringle, and K. L. Page
The peculiar ejecta of Nova V1425 Aquilae
C. Tappert, L. Celedón, L. Schmidtobreick
Albert Bruch
The recurrent nova T CrB had prior eruptions observed near December 1787 and October 1217 AD
Bradley E. Schaefer
Recurrent Symbiotic Nova T Coronae Borealis Before Outburst
N.A. Maslennikova, A.M. Tatarnikov, A.A. Tatarnikova, A.V. Dodin, V.I. Shenavrin, M.A. Burlak, S.G. Zheltoukhov, I.A. Strakhov
Symbiotic star T CrB as an extreme SU UMa type dwarf nova
Krystian I lkiewicz, Joanna Miko lajewska, and Kiril A. Stoyanov
A catalogue of cataclysmic variables from 20 years of the Sloan
Digital Sky Survey with new classifications, periods, trends and
Keith Inight, Boris T. Gänsicke, Elmé Breedt, Henry T. Israel, Stuart P. Littlefair,
Christopher J. Manser, Tom R. Marsh, Tim Mulvany, Anna Francesca Pala,
John R. Thorstensen
Bradley E. Schaefer
A magnetic valve at L1 revealed in TESS photometry of the asynchronous polar BY Cam
Paul A. Mason, Colin Littlefield, Lorena C. Monroy, John F. Morales, Pasi Hakala, Peter Garnavich, Paula Szkody, Mark R. Kennedy, Gavin Ramsay, Simone Scaringi
Carlos E. Chavez, Nikolaos Georgakarakos, Andres Aviles, Hector Aceves, Gagik Tovmassian, Sergey Zharikov, J. E. Perez-Leon, Francisco Tamayo
V392 Persei: a γ-ray bright nova eruption from a known dwarf nova
F. J. Murphy-Glaysher, M. J. Darnley, É. J. Harvey, A. M. Newsam, K. L. Page, S. Starrfield, R. M. Wagner, C. E. Woodward, D. M. Terndrup, S. Kafka, T. Arranz Heras, P. Berardi, E. Bertrand, R. Biernikowicz, C. Boussin, D. Boyd, Y. Buchet, M. Bundas, D. Coulter, D. Dejean, A. Diepvens, S. Dvorak, J. Edlin, T. Eenmae, H. Eggenstein, R. Fournier, O. Garde, J. Gout, D. Janzen, P. Jordanov, H. Kiiskinen, D. Lane, R. Larochelle, R. Leadbeater, D. Mankel, G. Martineau, I. Miller, R. Modic, J. Montier, M. Morales Aimar, E. Muyllaert, R. Naves Nogues, D. O'Keeffe, A. Oksanen, M. Pyatnytskyy, R. Rast, B. Rodgers, D. Rodriguez Perez, F. Schorr, E. Schwendeman, S. Shadick, S. Sharpe, F. Soldán Alfaro, T. Sove, G. Stone, T. Tordai, R. Venne, W. Vollmann, M. Vrastak, K. Wenzel
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