Transient in Oph = PNV J17144255-2943481

Affiliation

American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)

Fri, 04/11/2014 - 22:27

There's a new mag-10 transient in Oph independently discovered by observers in Japan. It's posted on the TOCP follow-up page as PNV J17144255-2943481.

Good observing,

Elizabeth Waagen, AAVSO HQ

PJOC

Affiliation

Variable Stars South (VSS)

Sun, 04/13/2014 - 13:23

Spectrum

I got a low-res SA100 spectrum of this last night. Strong blue continuum. Odd sort of line profile - weak Ha emission line, no sign of Hb, but a stronger He/N(?) emission line around 4680. Possibly a He/N type nova close to maximum?

hambsch

Affiliation

Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium) (VVS)

Sun, 04/13/2014 - 15:58

Photometry

Hi,

I have done photometry of this star the past two nights. There is a drop in brightness of nearly 0.5 mag within 24h-

Regards,

Josch