[vsnet-alert 9118] Re: EG Aqr outburst!!

[gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org]

Hi all,

I started another session on this star. Still beautifully
superhumping.

It is 0.25 mag brighter than yesterday.

More later,
Gianluca

The Virtual Telescope


----- Segue Messaggio Originale  -----
Da : "gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org"
<gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org>
A :
gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org,pasc1312-aavso at yahoo.de,vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Cc: gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org
oggetto : re: [vsnet-alert 9107] Re: EG Aqr outburst!!
Data : Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:30:14 +0100

> Hi all,
> 
> I managed to do a very quick evaluation of the light curve
> for this star. I covered about 3 hours, and at the end 
> the stars was quite low on the horizon.
> 
> I see the star faded (but again note I ended with the
> target so low) of about 0.15 mag during the run, while
> superhumps were 0.15 mag large. An estimate for the period
> done with eyes is 115 minutes.
> 
> Images were remotely collected with the Virtual Telescope,
> without filters.
> 
> Lc available here:
>
http://virtualtelescope.bellatrixobservatory.org/eg_aqr.gif
> 
> Kind regards,
> Gianluca
> 
> 
> ----- Segue Messaggio Originale  -----
> Da : "gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org"
> <gianluca at bellatrixobservatory.org>
> A : pasc1312-aavso at yahoo.de,
> 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 9107] Re: EG Aqr outburst!!
> Data : Wed, 08 Nov 2006 22:31:39 +0100
> 
> > 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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