Aims. Young double star V1318 Cyg, which is associated with a small isolated star-forming region around HAeBe star BD+40 • 4124, has very unusual photometric and spectral behavior. We present results of photometric and spectroscopic observations in the optical range.Methods. We carried out BVRI CCD photometric observations of V1318 Cyg from 2015 Sept. to 2017 July. For the same period we acquired medium-and low-resolution spectra. Observations were performed with the 2.6 m telescope of the Byurakan observatory. We also analyzed the images of this field in IPHAS and other surveys. Results. We analyze the historical light curve for V1318 Cyg and demonstrate that the southern component, V1318 Cyg S, after being rather bright in the 1970s (V∼14 mag) started to lower its brightness and in 1990 became practically invisible in the optical. After its reappearance in the second half of the 1990s the star started to become very slowly brighter. Between 2006 and 2010 V1318 Cyg S started brightening more quickly, and in 2015 had become brighter by more than five magnitudes in visible light. Since this time V1318 Cyg S has remained at this maximum. Its spectrum shows little variability and consists of a mixture of emission and absorption lines, which has allowed for estimates of its spectral type as early Ae, with obvious evidence of matter outflow. We derive its current A V ≈ 7.2 and L = 750 L ⊙ thus confirming that V1318 Cyg S should belong to the Herbig Ae stars, making it, along with BD+40 • 4124 and V1686 Cyg, the third luminous young star in the group. It is very probable that we observe V1318 Cyg S near the pole and that the inclination of its dense and slow (≈ 100 km/s) outflow is low. Conclusions. The unusual variability and other features of V1318 Cyg S make it difficult to classify this star among known types of eruptive young stars. It could be an extreme, higher-mass example of an EXor, or an object of intermediate class between EXors and FUors, like V1647 Ori.

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Based on new observations during 2015-2020 and published data, the unusual eruptive variables PV Cep and V350 Cep are examined. It is shown that PV Cep underwent a regular outburst followed by a drop in brightness that lasted overall from 2011 to 2019 and is still in a deep minimum. The outburst was accompanied by substantial changes in the intensity and profiles of a number of lines, including H , [SII], and [OI]. The forbidden lines generally have negative radial velocities and can be divided into four components, with variable velocities and relative intensities. V350 Cep essentially is at a maximum brightness level over the entire time and its spectrum is practically unaltered. The available data suggest that the pronounced P Cyg profile of the H line in the spectrum of V350 Cep appeared several years after the luminosity rise, in 1986. The luminosities of the stars in the current state are estimated to be 20 L and 3.3 L , respectively. It is concluded that both stars may srepresent a so-called intermediate objects between the FUor and EXor classes.

Aims. The aim of the present study is to analyze the spectra of an unusual pre-main sequence star in the cometary nebula RNO 54, which is suspected by several researchers to be a FUori-like object. Methods. We performed long-slit spectroscopy of the star using the 6m telescope with the SCORPIO-2 multi-mode focal reducer. Results. We discover a short (~4″ or ~6000 AU) and faint emission shock-excited jet from this star, probably oriented toward the long axis of the nebular ellipse. The spectral type of the star is estimated as G0-2 II; we confirm the split of the Li I absorption line, which is a typical sign indicating a FUori-like spectrum. Our analysis of the available data reveals an almost null photometric variability over at least the last 20 years. The lower limit of the bolometric luminosity of the star is estimated as 300 L⊙. Our study supports the classification of RNO 54 as a FUor-like star in the long post-outburst stage.