[vsnet-chat 3468] Re: peculiar variable(?) from MACHO survey

[Seiichi Yoshida <comet@aerith.net>]

Dear colleagues,

> Subject: [vsnet-chat 3454] peculiar variable(?) from MACHO survey

>    According to recent AASVO discussion message, Doug Welch and Geoff
> Clayton reports an interesting variable, linearly declining from V=15.1
> (JD 2449800) to V=16.9 (JD 2451400), which may resemble the late stage of
> a nova.  The object is not present in PSS 1.  Does anyone have photographs
> or images around this period?
> 
>    18h 01m 56s.3  (J2000.0)
>    -27o 22' 56"
>          ?
>      15.1-16.9V

Here is the list of rendezvous of comets brighter than 18 mag with the
MACHO's variable star since 1995.

1998 Oct. 20   5h UT  0.103 deg (  6.2 arcmin)
  88P/Howell			18  1 57.63  -27 16 47.0   10.2 mag
  MACHO's variable		18  1 56.30  -27 22 56.0     - 

1999 Apr. 21  12h UT  0.849 deg ( 50.9 arcmin)
  C/2000 K1 ( LINEAR )		18  0  4.00  -28  7 22.6   16.5 mag
  MACHO's variable		18  1 56.30  -27 22 56.0     - 

1999 Sept. 4  13h UT  0.777 deg ( 46.6 arcmin)
  10P/Tempel 2			18  0 38.97  -28  6 17.9    9.8 mag
  MACHO's variable		18  1 56.30  -27 22 56.0     - 
                                            18  1 56.30  -27 22 56.0     - 
Best regards,

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Seiichi Yoshida
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