[vsnet-campaign-dn 4485] Fw: FL TrA outburst

[Makoto Uemura]

As reported in [vsnet-alert], FL TrA is now in a rare outburst. 
Follow-up observations are encouraged.
I forward vsnet-alert messages about this outburst below.

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Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 22:44:23 +1000
From: "Rod Stubbings" <stubbo at sympac.com.au>
To: <vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
Subject: [vsnet-alert 8574] FL TrA outburst


FL TrA appears to be in outburst.  This is the first time I have observed an
outburst and I do not know of any other recorded outbursts.  The Downes &
Shara chart notes that the flagged object is a G- type star and
identification or classification may be in error.
The outburst position looks slightly north from the D & S position.

TRAFL          050727.469   150  Stu.RASNZ

Regards,
Rod Stubbings
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From: "Bernard Heathcote" <bd-heath at bigpond.net.au>
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Subject: [vsnet-alert 8575] Re: FL TrA outburst
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:10:28 +1000
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Rod,
A quick look at Guide8 (GCVS) has it as a U Gem with a range of 17.0-15.5. 
The AAVSO plot (1621-61) shows variation in the 15.1-15.4 range. Guide 8 
also plots it at two slightly different positions.

Bernard
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From: Daisaku NOGAMI <nogami at kwasan.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
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Subject: [vsnet-alert 8576] Re: FL TrA outburst
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 23:24:18 +0900
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Quite interesting report!  Would anyone take a CCD image to
confirm this outburst?  If FL TrA is not the marked star in
the chart in Downes et al., the outburst amplitude may be
quite large.

Regards,
Daisaku Nogami
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From: "B Monard" <bmonard at mweb.co.za>
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Subject: [vsnet-alert 8577] Re: FL TrA outburst
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 21:48:35 +0200
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Dear readers,

I just return from my observatory where timeseries unfiltered photometry on
the outbursting FL TrA have been started.

I must congratulate Rod not just for his find (after scrutinizing the field
for many patient years), but also his keen astrometric judgment. The 'new'
object is indeed located a few arcsec NNE of the candidate indicated
(hesitantly by lack of another one visible near the position) in the CV
atlas. The exact position will be measured and reported later.

FL TrA is presently constant around 15.1CR but it is likely that after so
many years of inactivity this star will oblige with a modulating light curve
in the nights to come...

Berto Monard
CBA Pretoria / Bronberg Observatory