Discovery of the CV ROTSE3 J015118.59-022300.1

astro-ph

/ Authors

D. A. Smith, C. Akerlof, M. C. B. Ashley, D. Casperson, G. Gisler, A. Henden, S. Marshall, K. McGowan, T. McKay, M. A. Phillips

and 4 more authors

E. Rykoff, S. Shectman, W. T. Vestrand, P. Wozniak

/ Abstract

We report on the discovery of an outburst from a previously unknown high- latitude CV we designate ROTSE3 J015118.59-022300.1. The object was first detected on 2001 Oct 13.291 at m-ROTSE3=14.71+-0.06, after which it faded by more than 2 magnitudes over 13 d. Spectral analysis confirms a Galactic location, despite unusual properties that render classification difficult.