[vsnet-alert 11725] outburst of USNO-A2.0 1050-00942715
Andrey V Samokhvalov
sav at surgut.ru
Sun Dec 13 04:41:32 JST 2009
During observations of the field in Taurus, Timur Kryachko (Russia)
discovered outburst of USNO-A2.0 1050-00942715 (RA=03:30:31.41
Dec=+20:14:01.34).
All observations were carried out at the Astrotel-Caucasus observatory
on 300-mm Ritchey-Chretien telescope, equipped with Apogee Alta U9000
CCD camera without filters. In total 5 images with 5-minute exposures
were obtained on JD 2455176. The comparison star is USNO-A2.0
1050-00943325 = USNO-B1.0 1102-0039236 (R1=15.66,R2=15.71). Unfiltered
magnitudes were calibrated using the comparison star, assuming
Rcomp=15.685.
In the USNO-B1.0 catalog red magnitudes of USNO-A2.0 1050-00942715 are
R1=18.86 R2=18.33. On the POSSII R plate dated 1995-09-05 object is
very faint (approx. 18m)
Object magnitude table:
JD CR
2455176.27543 15.187
2455176.27934 15.164
2455176.28326 15.167
2455176.28716 15.193
2455176.29109 15.174
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