[vsnet-campaign-news 294] VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

[Makoto Uemura]

VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

*** Headlines ***

A rare superoutburst ----- QY Per

*** Last week news ***

(new targets) 
  QY Per                  (RA = 03h15m36s.8, Dec = +42d28'15")

    P. A. Dubovsky and P. Schmeer reported a rare outburst of an 
  SU UMa-type dwarf nova, QY Per (14.13V at Oct 21.228).  the object
  was fainter than 18.2CR on Oct 13.  The most recently recorded
  outburst (a supermaximum) started between 1999 Dec. 23 and 28
  (vsnet-campaign 1627, vsnet-alert 8729, 8730).  A. Imada reported a
  detection of superhumps on Oct 23 (vsnet-campaign-dn 4560, 4561).


  YY Her                  (RA = 18h14m34s.2, Dec = +20d59'21")

    L. Smelcer reported an outburst of YY Her.  The object was V=13.01
  on Oct 11, then brightened to V=12.48 on Oct 22 (vsnet-alert 8732,  
  vsnet-campaign-symbio 114).


  OJ 287                  (RA = 08h51m57s, Dec = 20d17'59")

    OJ 287 is now bright (R~13.7).  M. Villata announced that their 
  campaign with XMM-Newton started, which continues up to Nov. 10 
  (vsnet-campaign-blazar 340).


(old targets)
  V477 Sct                (RA = 18h38m43s, Dec = -12d16'.3)

    The nova is gradually fading.  K. Nakajima reported V=13.62 on 
  Oct 24 (vsnet-campaign-nova 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772).


  SN 2005gl               (RA = 00h49m50s.12, Dec = +32d16'56".1)
  
    The object remains ~16.5C (vsnet-campaign-nova 1769, 1772).


  V476 Sct                (RA = 18h32m04s.75, Dec = -06d43'34".3)
 
    The nova is gradually fading.  K. Nakajima reported V=13.71 on 
  Oct 24 (vsnet-campaign-nova 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772).


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

    The nova is gradually fading.  K. Nakajima reported Rc=15.27 
  on Oct 24 (vsnet-campaign-nova 1769, 1772)


*** Future schedule ***

  OJ 287
    Campaign with XMM-Newton
    (by S. Ciprini, M. Villata, et al.)
    up tp November 10
      http://www.astro.utu.fi/OJ287MMVI/XMMcampaign.html
                                        [vsnet-campaign-blazar 340]

  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 ***

  V477 Sct
    Chart presented by R. Bouma:
      http://shopplaza.nl/astro/vs-charts/v477sct_r.png
                                        [vsnet-alert 8725]
  Open European Journal on Variable star (OEJV)
    A new on-line publication platform for any studies / results on
    variable stars. 
    (by Bc. Lubos Brat and Anton Paschke, 
     Variable Star Section of Czech Astronomical Society)
      http://var.astro.cz/oejv
                                        [vsnet-alert 8735]

 
(This summary can be cited.)	

Regards,
Makoto Uemura
Hiroshima University