%0 Journal Article
%T The Naked-eye Optical Transient OT 120926
%A Yue Zhao
%A Patrick B. Hall
%A Paul Delaney
%A J. Sandal
%J Physics
%D 2013
%I arXiv
%X A previously unknown optical transient (OT 120926) has been observed in the constellation Bootes. The transient flared to magnitude 4.7, which is comparable to the visual magnitudes of the nearby stars $\pi$ Boo and $\omicron$ Boo. Database searches do not yield an unambiguous identification of a quiescent counterpart of this transient but do identify several candidates. However, none of the candidate stellar counterparts have shown any credible evidence of previous variability in the All-Sky Automated Survey or the Catalina Real-time Transient Survey. A flare on the nearby high proper motion, probable M dwarf star LP 440-48 could have produced OT 120926, but the amplitude of the flare would be an unprecedented 11.3 magnitudes. The current record amplitude for such flares on M dwarfs is 9.5 magnitudes.
%U http://arxiv.org/abs/1311.1697v1