ASASSN-16mj: a candidate AM CVn system
ATel #9692; M. Phillips (LCO), J. L. Prieto (UDP/MAS), B. J. Shappee (Carnegie Obs.), S. Dong (KIAA-PKU), K. Stanek (OSU)
on 31 Oct 2016; 19:16 UT
Credential Certification: Jose L. Prieto (jose.prietok@mail.udp.cl)
Subjects: Optical, Cataclysmic Variable, Transient
Referred to by ATel #: 9693
We obtained an optical spectrum of the CV candidate ASASSN-16mj (see ASAS-SN transients list) on UT Oct. 29.15 with WFCCD mounted on the du Pont 2.5m telescope at Las Campanas Observatory. The spectrum shows a blue continuum with a series of He I lines in absorption. This spectrum is characteristic of AM CVn systems in eruption. Follow-up observations are encouraged.
