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[vsnet-alert 274] HT Cas: already started to brighten on Nov. 15 ?



Dear Colleagues,

We Ouda-team observed HT Cas on Nov 15 with a CCD with V filter
attached to a 60-cm reflector.  HT Cas was found to be already
somewhat brighter than usual quiescent level at that time with an
averaged level of V=16.14 outside eclipses.  An eclipse was observed
approximately centered at HJD24450037.147, with a duration of 12 min
which is apperently longer than mentioned (~6 min) by Welsh (vsnet
message #317).  No evidence of orbital hump was observed.

For follow-up observers, a PostScript finding chart with V-magnitude
is available at :
  http://ftp.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/pub/vsnet/charts/HT_Cas.ps .

The forecast time of eclipses of HT Cas are listed below
(times are geocentric).

   YYMMDD hh:mm:ss (UT)
   951118 05:16:20
   951118 07:02:23
   951118 08:48:27
   951118 10:34:30
   951118 12:20:33
   951118 14:06:36
   951118 15:52:39
   951118 17:38:43
   951118 19:24:46
   951118 21:10:49
   951118 22:56:52

   HJD (mid-eclipse) = 2443727.93721 + 0.0736472039E

And the table of comparison stars are listed below.

    AAVSO         Misselt(1995)     VSNET
  (Alert 217)      V      B-V      approx. V
 ----------------------------------------------
      95
     101
     104
     106
     109         11.88   +0.59      11.84
    (113)
     115
     124
     127
     134         13.62   +0.85
     136
    anon         13.92   +0.85      13.90    just south of HT Cas
     143         14.33   +1.59      14.23
    anon         14.61   +1.02      14.62    west to AAVSO (109)
     151                            14.70
     155         15.19   +1.86      15.19
     156                            15.02
    anon         15.58   +1.79      15.57    faint star just SE to HT Cas
     159                            15.82
     163                            16.18
     166                            15.91


Needless to say, close monitoring is highly encourged.


Best Regards,
Hajime Baba and Ouda-team

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