[vsnet-campaign-news 300] VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

[Makoto Uemura]

VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary

*** Headlines ***

Brightening ----- Nova LMC 2005
Rebrightening ----- TSS J022216.4+412260 

*** Last week news ***

(new targets) 
  V701 Tau                (RA = 03h44m01s.9, Dec = +21d57'08".4)

    J. Shears detected an outburst of an SU UMa-type dwarf nova, 
  V701 Tau on Dec 6 at 15.1C mag.  The outburst was soon confirmed by
  G. Poyner (vsnet-alert 8770).


(old targets)
  Nova LMC 2005           (RA = 05h10m33s.79, Dec = -69d12'35".2)

    W. Liller reported a brightening of this nova (11.96mag on Dec 4; 
  vsnet-alert 8768).  The brightening was soon confirmed by images
  taken by W. Liller (Dec 5 & 6) and F. Carvalho (Dec 4) 
  (vsnet-alert 8769, 8770, 8771).  The nova still remains at the 
  brigh state (vsnet-alert 8772, 8774).


  TSS J022216.4+412260    (RA = 02h22m16s.4, Dec = +41d22'59".9)

    K. Kubota reported that the superoutburst of this new SU UMa 
  star was terminated by a rapid fading on Dec 1.  They detected
  superhumps on Nov. 27 and 29, just before the fading (vsnet-alert
  8766).  On Dec 6, K. Kubota reported that the object rebrightened to
  17-18 mag.  The object is still active (vsnet-alert 8767).


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

    H. Maehara reported a brightening of TT Ari from Nov 26 to Dec 3. 
  This may suggest a recovery from the current fading
  (vsnet-campaign-nl 178).


*** Future schedule ***

  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