[vsnet-alert 14558] Re: [VSS-members] AG Car Unsteady Decline Continues

[Peter F Williams]

Good morning.

The SDOR star AG Car has continued its irregular decline in recent months
and based on my visual observations this star is currently near to its
historically recorded minimum brightness based on the past 7 decades of data
as displayed by the AAVSO light curve generator.

Given the current interest in the LMC star S Dor, perhaps the current state
of AG Car is also deserving of a little attention.

Listed below are recent monthly mean magnitudes based on my visual
observations:

2011
Jan    7.56
Feb    7.90
Mar    7.67
Apr    7.81
May    7.94
June   7.97
July    8.15
Aug    8.22
Dec    7.73
2012
Jan    7.77
Feb    8.12
Mar    9.00
Apr    8.81
May   9.00

Regards

Peter Williams
Heathcote NSW


  -----Original Message-----
  From: vss-members at googlegroups.com [mailto:vss-members at googlegroups.com]On
Behalf Of Peter F Williams
  Sent: Thursday, 5 May 2011 9:41 PM
  To: VSS Members
  Cc: vsnet obs
  Subject: [VSS-members] AG Car Apparently Unsteady


  Hi All,

  As a distraction from the rising T Pyx and the declining BL Tel, the SDOR
star AG Car appears to be unsteady over recent months and with a general
overall decline during the past several years.  Recent visual observations:

  CARAG    20110101.538    71    WPX
  CARAG    20110116.497    76    WPX
  CARAG    20110123.673    76    WPX
  CARAG    20110129.645    74    WPX
  CARAG    20110130.668    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110205.453    79    WPX
  CARAG    20110224.465    79    WPX
  CARAG    20110307.713    81    WPX
  CARAG    20110308.436    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110312.771    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110329.400    72    WPX
  CARAG    20110402.685    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110412.397    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110417.453    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110421.417    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110423.468    79    WPX
  CARAG    20110424.361    77    WPX
  CARAG    20110429.359    80    WPX
  CARAG    20110501.399    80    WPX
  CARAG    20110504.506    80    WPX


  Regards

  Peter Williams
  Heathcote NSW

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