[vsnet-alert 7308] (fwd) Bright object (10th mag.) in Cygnus

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

(fwd) Bright object (10th mag.) in Cygnus

   We have received the following report.  The exact nature of the object
seems to be still uncertain.  Please check the object.

From: "Clay Sherrod" <sherrodc@ipa.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 20:12:56 -0500
Subject: Re: Bright object (10th mag.) in Cygnus

Just a quick note....this star DOES show on the Palomar plates as a double
star; it is just not listed it seems within the GSC reference star catalog.
Thanks to B. Sherrod for finding the reference in the Palomar catalog.....

Clay

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clay Sherrod" <sherrodc@ipa.net>
To: "dennis dicicco" <dicicco@skypub.com>; "Aaron Price" <aaronp@aavso.org>;
<brian@cfaps5.harvard.edu>; "vs net" <vsnet-adm@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
Cc: "brian sherrod" <w5ami@tcworks.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2002 6:14 PM
Subject: Bright object (10th mag.) in Cygnus


> Hello to all -
> Attached is a very interesting image due north of the position of Comet
> Snyder-Murakami this morning, April 23 UT.  This object, noted by the
white
> line is not described to magnitude 16.1 in the GSC documents.
>
> I noticed it attempting to identify the star field photoelectrically while
> imaging comet Snyder-M.
>
> Details:
> Positions:  RA 19 25.308 / DEC + 49 23.350
> In:  Cygnus
> Magnitude (V) - 10.42
>
> Image detail:
> The faint star immediately NW of this star is <15.5 magnitude and does not
> appear as a reference on the GSC.  Star marked "1209" (mag.) is GSC
> 3551-1770.
>
> South is UP, west is LEFT in this image taken with the 0.3m SCT at f/3, 25
> second CCD exposure, unprocessed (obviously!).
>
> Three images were obtained within a 30-minute interval and this 10th
> magnitude "star" appears on all in exactly the same position....possible
> nova?
>
> Clay
> ----------------------------------------
> Dr. P. Clay Sherrod
> sherrodc@ipa.net
> Arkansas Sky Observatory
> www.arksky.org
>
>
>

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