[vsnet-outburst 9606] Re: KP Cas

[Jeremy Shears]

David, Gary,
 
I confirm David's observations: so far I have been running 2.5 h and there are lovely 0.3 mag superhumps, with a rapid rise and slower decline. Two s/h maxima have been caught thus far, with a rough P_sh = 0.084 d.
 
Jeremy> From: drsboyd at dsl.pipex.com> To: baavss-alert at yahoogroups.com; cvnet-outburst at yahoogroups.com; vsnet-outburst at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp; cba-news at cbastro.org> Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:50:54 +0000> Subject: Re: (cba:news) [baavss-alert] KP Cas> > Gary,> > I think you're right! I've been following this for 3hrs now and have seen what > appear to be two classic 0.3 mag superhumps peaking at 13.85V with a period of > ~0.085 days (~2hrs). It looks like KP Cas has finally come out as a UGSU-type > dwarf nova.> > Thanks for the suggestion and to Eddy for the chart.> > Regards,> David Boyd (BDG)> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Poyner" <garypoyner at blueyonder.co.uk>> To: "baavss alert" <baavss-alert at yahoogroups.com>> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 8:49 AM> Subject: [baavss-alert] KP Cas> > > > Although all the CCD's are probably targeting V1251 Cyg at the> > moment, this one deserves some attention I think...> >> > regards,> > Gary> >> > -------------------------------------------------------------> > Gary Poyner> > garypoyner at blueyonder.co.uk> > http://www.garypoyner.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/varstars.html> > "You can always tell a Brummie....but you can't tell him much"!> > --------------------------------------------------------------> >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Taichi Kato" <tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>> > To: <variable_star_forum at yahoogroups.com>;> > <vsnet-alert at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>; <vsnet-alert at yahoogroups.com>;> > <vsnet-campaign-dn at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>;> > <vsnet-outburst at ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>;> > <vsnet-outburst at yahoogroups.com>> > Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 1:01 AM> > Subject: [vsnet-alert 10629] KP Cas very bright outburst> >> >> >> KP Cas very bright outburst> >>> >> Yasuo Sano-san has reported the detection of a very bright outburst> >> of KP Cas (GCVS range 15.2-20p).> >>> >> YYYYMMDD(UT) mag observer> >> CASKP 20081021.424 <155C San.VSOLJ (Yasuo Sano)> >> CASKP 20081025.534 131C San.VSOLJ (Yasuo Sano)> >>> >> KP Cas observations (Yasuo Sano)> >> Observer's code: San> >> San: Yasuo Sano (Nayoro, Hokkaido,Japan)> >> Instruments: 300mm-F4 + BJ42L CCD exp 180sec> >>> >> From the VSNET record, the object was only once reported in outburst> >> on 1997 Sep. 26 (15.6, Kinnunen).> >>> >> Follow-up observations, including time-resolved photometry, are> >> strongly encouraged.> >>> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------> >> > --------------------------------------------> > Visit the BAA Variable Star Section web site at...> >> > http://www.britastro.org/vss/> > --------------------------------------------> >> > Yahoo! Groups Links> >> > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baavss-alert/> >> > <*> Your email settings:> > Individual Email | Traditional> >> > <*> To change settings online go to:> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baavss-alert/join> > (Yahoo! ID required)> >> > <*> To change settings via email:> > mailto:baavss-alert-digest at yahoogroups.com> > mailto:baavss-alert-fullfeatured at yahoogroups.com> >> > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:> > baavss-alert-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com> >> > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:> > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> >> > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Center for Backyard Astrophysics (CBA) mailing lists> http://cbastro.org/communications/mailing-lists/ 
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