First Ultraviolet Outburst Detected from ASASSN-18eh Strengthens Its Interpretation as a Cataclysmic Variable
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| Publication date | 12-2020 |
| Journal | Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society |
| Article number | 233 |
| Volume | Issue number | 4 | 12 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
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| Abstract | As part of the Transient UV Objects project, we have discovered a new outburst (at the beginning of 2020 October) of the candidate cataclysmic variable (CV) ASASSN-18eh using the UV/Optical Telescope aboard the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. During the outburst its brightness increased by about 6 mag in UV compared to its brightness in the quiescent state. The properties of this outburst are consistent with it being a dwarf nova, strongly supporting the CV nature of ASASSN-18eh. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.3847/2515-5172/abd250 |
| Published at | https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.05060 |
| Other links | https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020RNAAS...4..233V/abstract |
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