[vsnet-alert 1577] First ever visually detected outburst of TU Crt

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

First ever visually detected outburst of TU Crt

  Summary of observations up to now.  Congratulations to Rod Stubbings and
Berto Monard!  The apparent brightness suggests a superoutburst.
Time-resolved photometry is most urgently needed.

  YYMMDD(UT)   mag  observer
  980322.469  <150  (R. Stubbings)
  980323.290  <137  (B. Monard)
  980323.890  <130  (P. Schmeer)
  980324.449   150  (R. Stubbings)
  980324.476   145  (R. Stubbings)
  980324.502   139  (R. Stubbings)
  980324.522   136  (R. Stubbings)
  980324.595   130  (R. Stubbings)
  980324.680   128  (R. Stubbings)
  980324.781   121  (B. Monard)
  980324.908   127  (P. Schmeer)

  More information on TU Crt (J05.23) is summarized at

http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/tucrt.html

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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