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First ultraviolet outburst detected from ASASSN-18eh strengthens its interpretation as a cataclysmic variable

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2020-12-10 v1

Abstract

As part of the Transient UV Objects project, we have discovered a new outburst (at the beginning of October 2020) 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.

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@article{arxiv.2012.05060,
  title  = {First ultraviolet outburst detected from ASASSN-18eh strengthens its interpretation as a cataclysmic variable},
  author = {Sill Verberne and David Modiano and Rudy Wijnands},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.05060},
  year   = {2020}
}