[vsnet-alert 7018] [FWD] Deep Lens Survey - Variable objects

[Hitoshi YAMAOKA <yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>]

>From: becker@hst.div111.bell-labs.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:09:20 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Deep Lens Survey - Variable objects 

Hi
	The members of the Deep Lens Survey (http://dls.bell-labs.com) would
like to report the following relatively bright transient observed the past 2
nights on the CTIO 4m telescope.  Note we have dozens of candidate SN or
other unknown objects - however this one is at least a magnitude brighter
than most, making it a good candidate for follow-up by the VSNET.

We have found an unknown, hostless, point-source transient located at 
10:49:32.82 -4:31:45.4 (J2000).  This object was not present in 5x600sec 
V-Band and 5x600sec B-band images taken 2001-03-27 UT 01h and 2001-03-27 UT 00h,
respectively, to limiting magnitudes of approximately 25.5.  It is
present in a 5x600sec V-band series taken 2002-01-11 UT 07h at V=22.0
and in a 5x600sec B-band series taken 2002-01-12 UT 05h at B=22.4.

Additional information can be found at the following web page, under
the designation trans139.

http://dls.bell-labs.com/transients/Jan-2002.html


Best regards,
Andy Becker

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