[vsnet-chat 7649] An intriguing Tycho-2 star (TYC 4779-669-1)

Sebastián Otero varsao at hotmail.com
Wed Dec 1 05:23:44 JST 2010


Is there any object at 05 38 54.44 -06 12 22.4 (J2000.0)?

GSC 04779-00669 with mag. 11.75 P at Epoch 1986.132 and flagged as a 
non-stellar object is present in GSC.
However, since Tycho-2 recorded it (TYC 4779-669-1) I think it might be 
real:
Vt mag 12.57
Bt mag 12.14

Anomalous blue colors but typical for Tycho-2 at these faint magnitudes.
I couldn't find the object in any DSS image.

It is also in USNO-B1.0 as USNO-B1.0 0837-0061881:
B1 mag 11.94
R1 mag 12.76
R2 mag 12.78
I mag  12.99

When detected the "object" always seems to be blue...
I am not experienced in the CV field so I leave this question up to you. Is 
there a chance for it to be a CV in outburst?

Cheers,
Sebastian. 


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