[vsnet-alert 10634] Re: KP Cas very bright outburst

[Gary Poyner]

Outburst confirmed...

Oct 27.771    13.9  visual

regards,
Gary
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Gary Poyner
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taichi Kato" <tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
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Subject: [vsnet-alert 10629] KP Cas very bright outburst


> KP Cas very bright outburst
>
>   Yasuo Sano-san has reported the detection of a very bright outburst
> of KP Cas (GCVS range 15.2-20p).
>
>       YYYYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
> CASKP  20081021.424  <155C San.VSOLJ (Yasuo Sano)
> CASKP  20081025.534   131C San.VSOLJ (Yasuo Sano)
>
> KP Cas observations (Yasuo Sano)
> Observer's code: San
> San: Yasuo Sano (Nayoro, Hokkaido,Japan)
> Instruments: 300mm-F4 + BJ42L CCD exp 180sec
>
>   From the VSNET record, the object was only once reported in outburst
> on 1997 Sep. 26 (15.6, Kinnunen).
>
>   Follow-up observations, including time-resolved photometry, are
> strongly encouraged.
>