V405 Vul

As reported by J. Pietz, the possible SU UMa-type dwarf nova V405 Vul experienced an outburst at 15.1mag on July 19. T. Kato noticed that the object is known to show variations resembling superhumps, but they have unstable periods. The other similar example is V344 Ori. These objects may represent a new class of dwarf novae, which have intermediate properties between SU UMa-type dwarf novae and SS Cyg-type dwarf novae (vsnet-campaign 1003, vsnet-campaign-dn 992).

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