[vsnet-obs 27072] XTE J1118+48.0 - Mar 30 to Apr 1 UT

["Bjorn H. Granslo" <b.h.granslo@astro.uio.no>]

Norwegian Astronomical Society - Variable Star Section

1112+48  XTE J1118+480 [R.A.=11h18m10s.8, Decl.=+48o02'13" (2000)]

The following visual observations have be reported of this transient
x-ray object:

Object        YYMMDD(UT)   Mag  Obs  Instrum.   Observation
XTEJ1118+480  000330.867  12.5  TOL  M610       C+5 [class 2]
XTEJ1118+480  000330.992  12.5: GRL  C203;100x  A-15;C+5 [class 3]
XTEJ1118+480  000401.006  12.7  GRL  C203;100x  B-2;C+1 [class 2]

Comparison stars (magnitudes from GSC, with correction +0.1 mag.):
A = 11.0 (TYC 3451-1612), B = 12.3 (GSC 3451-0974), C = 13.0
(GSC 3451-0938).

Observers:
GRL = B. H. Granslo (Fjellhamar, Norway). Instrument: 20.3-cm SCT.
  The Mar 30.992 observation were class 3 (uncertain) due to
  severe cloud interference. I was only able to observe the object
  for a moment through a small hole in the cloud cover. The
  Apr 1.006 observation was made in a partly cloudy and hazy sky
  (overcast later).
TOL = O. Trondal (Oslo, Norway). Instrument: 61-cm f/4 reflector.
  The Mar 30.867 observations has already been reported
  [vsnet-alert 4507].

                             With kind regards,
                              Bjorn H. Granslo

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