[vsnet-campaign-news 295] VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

[uemuram at hiroshima-u.ac.jp]

VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

*** Headlines ***

A rare outburst ----- T Leo

*** Last week news ***

(new targets) 
  V402 And                (RA = 00h11m07s.25, Dec = +33d32'36".1)

    According to CVNet, an SU UMa-type dwarf nova, V402 And is now in
  a superoutburst.  The outburst was reported at 16.6C mag at Oct
  25.889 by J. Shears (vsnet-campaign-dn 4563).

 
  T Leo                   (RA = 11h38m26s.96, Dec = +03d22'08".1)

    P. Schmeer reported his detection of a bright outburst of T Leo
  at 10.0 mag on Oct 30.  The magnitude suggests this to be a
  superoutburst.  In the 1993 superoutburst, Kato (1999, PASJ, 49,
  583) reported that superhumps were observed already during the
  precursor of the superoutburst (vsnet-campaign-dn 4564).


  RX J0944.5+0357         (RA = 09h44m31s.8, Dec = +03d58'06")
 
    S. Kiyota detected an outburst of this object at 13.50V on 
  Oct 31 (vsnet-campaign-ip 123), and then , H. Maehara promptly 
  confirmed the outburst (vsnet-campaign-dn 4565, 124, 125).  


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

    A. Imada reported a preliminary superhump period of 0.08 d, 
  using the data from A. Oksanen, K. Nakajima, and K. Tanabe
  (vsnet-campaign-dn 4562).


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

    The gradual fading continues.  K. Nakajima reported V=14.14 
  on Oct 31 (vsnet-campaign-nova 1773, 1774).

 
  V476 Sct                (RA = 18h32m04s.75, Dec = -06d43'34".3)

    The nova is now fading.  K. Nakajima reported V=14.51 on Oct 31 
  (vsnet-campaign-nova 1773, 1774).


*** 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 ***

 
(This summary can be cited.)	

Regards,
Makoto Uemura
Hiroshima University