EG Cancri in outburst (12.5 mag)!

Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Fri, 10/05/2018 - 06:34

EG Cancri (UGWZ)
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=4955

Visual magnitude estimates by P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany:
CNCEG 20180930.15 <134 SPK
CNCEG 20181005.147 125 SPK
Sequence: AAVSO
Instrument: 203-mm SCT

Latest ASAS-SN Sky Patrol (Shappee et al. 2014ApJ...788...48S and Kochanek et al. 2017PASP..129j4502K) observations: https://asas-sn.osu.edu/light_curves/6f4d1979-75d1-4df0-9293-af613c6826…
CNCEG 20180924.633 <15.59V ASN
CNCEG 20180925.486 <16.16g ASN
CNCEG 20181001.621 <16.16V ASN

The previously recorded superoutburst was detected by me on 1996 Nov. 30 (IAUC 6513):
http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/06500/06513.html

Time-resolved photometry is urgently required.

Clear skies,
Patrick