[vsnet-alert 9107] Re: EG Aqr outburst!!

[gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org]

Hi all,

I'm observing this star and it is clearly superhumping.

More later on.

Cheers,
Gianluca


----- Segue Messaggio Originale  -----
Da : Patrick Schmeer <pasc1312-aavso at yahoo.de>
A : vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp,
vsnet-outburst at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp,
vsnet-campaign at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
oggetto : [vsnet-alert 9105] Re: EG Aqr outburst!!
Data : Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:50:31 +0100 (CET)

> Unfiltered CCD observations by P. Schmeer, Bischmisheim,
> Germany: AQREG 20061031.174 <165CR Scp
> AQREG 20061108.326  127CR Scp
> Instrument: University of Iowa, Rigel Telescope (0.37-m
> Cassegrain) Sequence: Henden and Sumner (R magnitudes
> derived from V and B-V)
> 
> No known minor planets brighter than mag 16 near the
> position of EG Aqr at the time of the outburst
> observation.
> 
> On the outburst image I measured the following position:
> R.A. 23h25m19.20s  Decl. -08o18'18.9"  (J2000.0)
> 
> Data for EG Aqr from the Henden/Sumner sequence:
> R.A. 23h25m19.21s  Decl. -08o18'19.6"  (J2000.0)
V=18.65,
> B-V=-0.06
>  
> Coordinates (J2000.0) of USNO-B1.0 0816-0716959:
> R.A. 23h25m19.17s  Decl. -08o18'18.9"  (mag 18)
> 
> EG Aqr is also included in the Lick Northern Proper Motion
> Program Catalog as NPM1 -08.2198 (B=16.78, B-V=0.77,
> pmRA=0.0439"/yr, pmDE=-0.0271"/yr)
> 
> The following two outbursts were observed prior to the
> current one: 1958 October 15, 14.8pg
> 1959 early August, 14.0 mag
>  
> Regards,
> Patrick
>  
> --- Rod Stubbings <stubbo at sympac.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > EG Aqr is in outburst.
> > 
> > AQREG          061108.448   124 
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Rod Stubbings
> 
> 
> 
> 
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