[vsnet-alert 19471] Re: [VSS] AG Car Brightening

[David Benn]

Hi Peter

Nice!

Looking at the AID light curve, AG Car peaked at 5.6 in 2004 and 5.5 in 1993.

David

On 8 Feb 2016, at 20:44, Peter Williams <pfwilliams at onaustralia.com.au> wrote:

> The SDOR type variable AG Car has increased in brightness over the past year and has not reached a visual magnitude 7.  The last time it was at this brightness was during 2009.  Listed below are monthly mean visual magnitudes by the undersigned for the 14 months 2015 Jan through to early 2016 Feb.  The below list has the monthly mean visual magnitude with the number of observations shown in brackets.  All observations with 20x80mm binoculars.
>  
> The current rise is, at this stage, well below the historical peak of visual magnitude 5.7 that occurred around 1993.
>  
> AG Car
> 201501  8.37        (3)
> 201502  8.50        (4)
> 201503  8.99        (7)
> 201504  8.93        (3)
> 201505  8.78        (11)
> 201506  8.13        (7)
> 201507  8.11        (13)
> 201508  7.65        (2)
> 201509  7.53        (4)
> 201510  -              -
> 201511  7.0          (1)
> 201512  7.10        (5)
> 201601  7.07        (3)
> 201602  6.95        (2)
>  
>  
>  
> Tks and regards
>  
> Peter Williams
> Heathcote NSW
> 20x80mm binoculars
> 
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