Re: (cba:news) OT_J055924.1-512522 (new object in Pic)] (Joe Patterson) [2008-03-07T12:37:37Z]
Dear CBAers,
I guess you all read Berto's message today. I had ignored this guy
since it seemed a touch too red, too faint (at quiescence), too
uncertain, too south.... But Berto's photometric wave changes that.
This is definitely a prime target for however long it stays visible in
our little telescopes.
On an unrelated note, I thought I'd mention three upcoming meetings
where CBAers will be in attendance. (1) the spring AAVSO meeting in
England; (2) the late-May SAS meeting in Big Bear lake, CA (discussed by
Jerry Foote); (3) the fall AAVSO meeting in Mass (I think); (4) the
January meeting in Hawaii. I am definitely going to (4), and likely to
either (2) or (3). We're not planning anything formal, but I'd like to
know who plans to attend any of these... and I'm sure other CBAers would
too.
joe
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Subject: (cba:news) [vsnet-alert 9936] Re: OT_J055924.1-512522 (new
object in Pic)
Date: Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:13:26 +0200
From: Berto Monard <lagmonar@xxxxxxxxx>
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The optical transient in Pictoris was observed over three hours last
night at CBA Pretoria. This is two weeks after the initial detection.
The following approximate magnitudes where derived on mid time UT
20080306.77:
B=15.8 (+/- 0.15)
V=15.7 (+/- 0.1)
R=15.6 (+/- 0.1)
I=15.8 (+/- 0.15)
Timeseries photometry with unfiltered CCD show a modulation in the light
curve with period around 1.5h and amplitude of 0.15 .
This object is very likely an outbursting dwarf nova (ugsu) and not a SN
as might be initially derived from its directional nearness to a side-on
galaxy, which is probably a bit too far out for the measured brightness
of the object.
Further observations will be attempted.
Berto Monard
Bronberg Observatory / CBA Pretoria
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On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 12:58:57PM +0900, Taichi Kato wrote:
According to CBAT's "Unconfirmed Observations Page", a possible
transient has been reported in Pic. mag = 13.3R at 055924.1 -512522
In the USNO B1.0 catalog, there is a faint object at the reported position.
USNO-B1.0 0385-0053065 05 59 24.07 -51 25 22.0 B2mag=21.13 R2mag=20.58
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