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(cba:news) T Leo (QZ Vir) and 0329+12 (Joe Patterson) [2009-01-22T02:28:19Z]


Dear CBAers,

Patrick Schmeer found T Leo (QZ Vir) at 11th magnitude yesterday, in a possible extraterrestrial display of Obamamania. Is it a superoutburst? Someone probably knows already, but has not yet reported. But the chances are quite good. It's a very good season for Leo, and the equatorial location is good for all. A good chance to get very extensive coverage of this quite nearby star - let's make it a major target! Assuming it's a super - the humps are the dead giveaway.

Taichi Kato's post below makes 0329+12 a very tempting target too. Very little known about this star. Personally I'm a little skeptical of this one... but it's really important if it's true!

My observing class starts tomorrow, and I return to regular nightly observing for the first time in about 15 years. Wow! Not many CVs on the agenda in our milky New York skies... but it should be lots of fun.

Fire away, and let us know what you find on these interesting stars!

joe

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Subject: [vsnet-outburst 9927]  OT J032912.3+125018 possible outburst
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:25:13 +0900
From: Taichi Kato <tkato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: suuma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, variable_star_forum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vsnet-alert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vsnet-alert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vsnet-campaign-dn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vsnet-outburst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, vsnet-outburst@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

OT J032912.3+125018 possible outburst

  ASAS-3 possibly recorded an outburst of this object (=VS 0329+1250),
an SU UMa-type dwarf nova with a very short superhump period.
Confirmatory observations are encouraged.  If confirmed, time-resolved
photometry is strongly encouraged!

  YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  20090112.0609 <14.50V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20090115.0560 <14.50V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20090118.0571 <14.50V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))
  20090121.0559 13.878V  (ASAS (Pojmanski, G. 2002, Acta Astron. 52,397))