V551 Sgr : Long outburst of a WZ Sge candidate in May
A. Pearce reported that an outburst of the dwarf nova V551 Sgr
occurred in mid-May. The last outburst was in 2000 April.
The object has been claimed to be a possible WZ Sge-like object,
based on its large outburst amplitude. One the occasion of the 1998
October outburst, G. Garradd obtained time-series photometry on two
nights, but the short visibility hindered a firm conclusion on the
existence of superhumps
(vsnet-campaign 941).
The outburst continued relatively long
(vsnet-campaign-dn 840,
849,
865).
882).
CCD image taken by the Kyoto team