AAVSO Special Notice #229

Outburst of FS Aurigae

January 24, 2011: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 428 [1] (2010 Nov 30), the dwarf nova FS Aurigae appears to be in outburst.  The outburst was detected by P. Lake (Wonga Park, Victoria, Australia) at V=14.332 on 2011 Jan 24.0902 (JD 2455585.5902), and confirmed shortly after by R. Campbell (Largo, FL, USA) at V=14.372 on Jan 24.1254 (JD 2455585.6254).  Follow-up time-series observations are encouraged.  Any and all filters may be used for time-series including clear, but V filter is preferred.  Please continue to follow FS Aur throughout its outburst until it returns to quiesence.

FS Aur is located at the following (J2000) coordinates:

    RA: 05 47 48.32 , Dec: +28 35 11.6

Charts for FS Aur may be plotted using VSP:

    http://www.aavso.org/vsp [2]

Please promptly submit all observations to the AAVSO International Database using the name "FS AUR".


This AAVSO Special Notice was prepared by M. Templeton.

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