[vsnet-alert 8826] ASO report: new nova in Hydra (ASAS1025-15)

P. Clay Sherrod drclay at tcworks.net
Sun Jan 29 20:00:22 JST 2006


Please find attached early morning Jan. 29 (UT) observations of the new nova in
Hydra (ASAS1025-15);
the star is currently still near its peak discovery magnitude as seen in the
data below.  Note in
the photometric data that some degree of oscillatory brightening is recorded.

Positional estimates at ASO-H45 on Petit Jean Mountain reveal that this star may
be
A2_0675_10989861
(RA = 10 25 22 32.1 /  DEC = -15 42 21.080 [a2.0, 2000])
Pre-nova mag.:
    R = 19.1
    B = 18.9
    V = 19.0

This star cannot be identified in UCAC2 catalogs.
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ASO-H45 Observations, January 29 UT
COD H45
CON [drclay at tcworks.net]
OBS P.C. Sherrod
MEA P.C. Sherrod
ACK ASO Observations
AC2 drclay at tcworks.net
TEL 0.41-m f/3.3 Schmidt-Cassegrain + CCD
COM Reduction done using Charon
COM Charon version Jan 08 2006 12:23:52
COM Report file created Sun Jan 29 02:34:03 2006
NET UCAC2
Photometric Series:  (UCAC2 catalog stars for relative photometry = 17)
ASAS 1025-15
(Hydra)
              C2006 01 29.32601      2453764.826013              12.71R      H45
              C2006 01 29.32708      2453764.827078              12.71R      H45
              C2006 01 29.33505      2453764.835046              12.66R      H45
              C2006 01 29.34024      2453764.840243              12.75R      H45
              C2006 01 29.34024      2453764.840243              12.75R      H45
              C2006 01 29.34694      2453764.846944              12.77R      H45
              C2006 01 29.35485      2453764.854850              12.75R      H45
              C2006 01 29.35616      2453764.856157              12.67R      H45
              C2006 01 29.36381      2453764.863808              12.73R      H45
              C2006 01 29.36431      2453764.864306              12.74R      H45
              C2006 01 29.36932      2453764.869317              12.72R      H45
              C2006 01 29.37183      2453764.871829              12.72R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38101      2453764.881007              12.79R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38304      2453764.883044              12.78R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38499      2453764.884988              12.83R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38635      2453764.886354              12.73R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38752      2453764.887523              12.69R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38878      2453764.888785              12.69R      H45
              C2006 01 29.38976      2453764.889757              12.64R      H45
              C2006 01 29.39802      2453764.898021              12.58R      H45
              C2006 01 29.39947      2453764.899468              12.68R      H45
              C2006 01 29.40068      2453764.900683              12.65R      H45
              C2006 01 29.40181      2453764.901806              12.61R      H45
              C2006 01 29.40296      2453764.902963              12.70R      H45

Astrometric Series:
              C2006 01 29.32601 10 25 22.22 -15 42 21.5          12.8 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.32708 10 25 22.23 -15 42 21.4          12.8 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.33505 10 25 22.24 -15 42 21.7          12.7 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.34024 10 25 22.23 -15 42 21.4          12.8 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.34024 10 25 22.23 -15 42 21.4          12.8 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.34694 10 25 22.24 -15 42 21.6          12.8 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.35485 10 25 22.23 -15 42 21.3          12.8 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.35616 10 25 22.23 -15 42 21.4          12.7 R      H45
              C2006 01 29.40296 10 25 22.24 -15 42 21.5          12.7 R      H45

Clay
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Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
Arkansas Sky Observatories
http://www.arksky.org/
Observatory Hill Drive, Petit Jean Mt.
MPC/cbat Obs. H41 / Petit Jean Mountain
MPC/cbat Obs. H45 / Petit Jean Mountain South
MPC/cbat Obs. H43 / Conway
MPC/cbat Obs. H44 / Cascade Mountain






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