[Vsnet-alert 8422] rho Cas brighter?

Taichi Kato tkato at kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Thu Jun 2 10:31:57 JST 2005


   According to the most recent observation by Erwin van Ballegoij, the
yellow hypergiant rho Cas seems to be atypically bright in recent years
(GCVS historical maximum 4.1).  Possibly related to recent mass-loss episodes?

CASrho     20050530.9597   4.4  BVE  naked eye


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