VZ Pyz: Two superoutbursts

The SU UMa-type dwarf nova VZ Pyx experienced a superoutburst in the early March. The latest superoutburst of VZ Pyx occurred in 1999 October (vsnet-alert 4344). A. Pearce reported further brightening to 11.0mag on March 6 (vsnet-alert 4349).

The other superoutburst of VZ Pyx, which was detected by R. Stubbings on December 1, reached a supermaximum on December 5 (vsnet-campaign 573). The superoutburst was terminated around December 18 (vsnet-campaign-dn 321). The time-series observation by S. Kiyota can be available in [vsnet-campaign-data 53 (December 9), 54 (December 11), 55 (December 16)].

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