V4018 Sgr : Dramatic fading

B. Monard reported that the symbiotic variable V4018 Sgr = AS 304 dramatically faded to 13.3mag on February 4. Such a fading may be an eclipse, or dramatic decrease of activity (vsnet-campaign 743, 744, 745). This fading have already started in the end of 2000 as shown in observations by F. Williams (vsnet-campaign 753). The fading trend have continued during 2001 (vsnet-campaign 937).

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