[vsnet-campaign-news 290] VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

[uemuram at hiroshima-u.ac.jp]

VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

*** Headlines ***


*** Last week news ***

(new targets)
  V1208 Tau               (RA = 04h59m44s.00, Dec = +19d26'23".7)

    H. Maehara detected an outburst of an SU UMa star, V1208 Tau
  (15.7C on Sep 17; vsnet-campaign-dn 4537).


  V503 Cyg                (RA = 20h27m15s.61, Dec = +43d41'45".5)

    On Sep 20, T. Kato reported that the SU UMa-type dwarf nova 
  V503 Cyg is fading from the current outburst.  The duration of the
  outburst looks like to be intermediate (vsnet-campaign-dn 4538).


  V2051 Oph               (RA = 17h08m19.1s, Dec = -25d48'31".1)

    An outburst was reported by R. Stubbings (13.5mag) and J. Ripero
  (13.6:mag) on Sep 21.  The last reported outburst was on April 8 
  (vsnet-campaign-dn 4541). 


  NSV07883                (RA = 16h39m06s.53, Dec = +09d47'56".3)

    T. Kato reported that the light curve of NSV07883 resembles that
  of a Herbig Ae/Be star, dominated by occasional fadings, based on
  ASAS-3 data base (vsnet-campaign 1615, vsnet-campaign-orion 103).


  RZ Gru                  (RA = 22h47m12s.00, Dec = -42d44'38".5)

    A fading was reported by S. Kerr, and then, T. Kato reported a
  confirmation of the fading in the ASAS-3 data on Sep 24
  (vsnet-campaign 1617, 1618, vsnet-campaign-nl 170, 171).  The object
  turned out to be a member of VY Scl stars (vsnet-campaign-nl 172,
  vsnet-campaign 1619).


  V452 Cas                (RA = 00h52m20s.87, Dec = +53d52'17".6)

    J. Shears found an outburst of V452 Cas at 15.8Cmag on Sep 23.  
  The most recent likely superoutburst was reported in 2004 November
  by M. Moriyama (vsnet-campaign-dn 4542).


  M31 Optical Transient   (RA = 00h38m54s.63, Dec = +40d27'34.2")

    According to ATel #611, R. Quimby et al. reported a discovery of a
  new object in M31.  The object was first seen in an image taken on
  Sep 22 at 16.3mag.  No bright source was seen in an image taken on
  Sep 20 (<17.6mag) (vsnet-campaign-nova 1755).


  Z CMa                   (RA = 07h03m43s.16, Dec = -11d33'06".2)

    Based on the ASAS-3 data base, T. Kato reported that Z CMa
  (generally considered as FU Ori-type) underwent large outbursts
  (above V=9.0) during the past few years (vsnet-campaign-orion 104, 
  vsnet-campaign 1620).


(old targets)
  TT Ari                  (RA = 02h06m53s.09, Dec = +15d17'43".0)

    A rising trend stopped and remained around V=11.5 around Sep 18 
  (vsnet-campaign 1614, vsnet-campaign-nl 167, 169).  


  DH Aql                   (RA = 19h26m12s.05, Dec = -10d15'21".4)

    The Kyoto team has confirmed the outburst of the object with the
  magnitude about R=13.0 on Sep 18, suggesting a normal outburst
  (vsnet-campaign-dn 4536).


  Var Vul 05               (RA = 19h59m51s.29, Dec = +22d42'32".3)
  (= OT_J195951.3+224232)

    The object was reported at 20.2CV on Sep 21 
  (vsnet-campaign-dn 4540).


  V5116 Sgr                (RA = 18h17m50s.77, Dec = -30d26'31".2)

    The nova looks slightly brightening (vsnet-campaign-nova 1751,
  1754). 


  V1663 Aql                (RA = 19h05m12s.50, Dec = +05d14'12".0)

    The object is at 14th mag (vsnet-campaign-nova 1751, 1754).


  BL Lac                   (RA = 22h02m42s.86, Dec = +42d16'37".6)

    The object brightened again on Sep 17 (vsnet-campaign-blazar 338).


  V1047 Cen                (RA = 13h20m49s.74, Dec = -62d37'50".5)

    W. Souza reported 11.2mag on Sep 20 (vsnet-campaign-nova 1752).


  SN 2004et                (RA = 20h35m25s.33, Decl. = +60d07'17".7)

    D. Rodriguez reported 17.66CV on Sep 19 (vsnet-campaign-sn 1042).


  SN 2005cs                (RA = 13h29m52s.85, Dec = +47d10'36".3)

    D. Rodriguez reported 14.74CV on Sep 19 (vsnet-campaign-sn 1042). 


*** Future schedule ***

  GRS 1915+105 multiwavelength campaign 
    on Oct 17 and 18
    by Y. Ueda (Kyoto University)
    more information, see [vsnet-campaign 1616, vsnet-campaign-xray 386]

  Optical Campaign for Outbursts of Southern Intermediate Polars
    --- Prompt Spectroscopy with Cerro Tololo 1.5-m Telescope ---
    ***** August - December 2005 *****
  For detailed information, see:
      http://home.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/~uemuram/ipoutburst2005/index.html
                                        [vsnet-campaign-ip 121, 122]


*** General information ***

  M31 Optical Transient
    Finding chart:
      http://grad40.as.utexas.edu/~quimby/tss/nova6.png
                                        [vsnet-campaign-nova 1755]

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(This summary can be cited.)	

Regards,
Makoto Uemura
Hiroshima University