[vsnet-alert 728] RX And: low activity again?

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

   Recent reports suggest RX And has again faded near or below mv~14.5 after
its faint outbursts on Jan. 24 (mv=12.9) and Feb. 3 (mv=12.5) following the
main peak around Jan. 14 (mv=10.9).  Please keep a close watch on this
peculiar activity.  The light curve is presented at

   http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/rxand9702.html

   Extracted from observations to vsnet-obs:

   YYMMDD(UT)   mag  code
   970129.699  <128  KSL
   970130.100   138  HSG
   970130.533   139  Mkn
   970131.097   136  HSG
   970131.669   133  KNN
   970131.731   126  MOE
   970131.764   132  JEN
   970201.074   131  MRV
   970201.215   128  HSG
   970201.466   136  Ioh
   970201.542  <125  Nts
   970201.726  <121  MOE
   970201.760   127  PIE
   970201.771   132  JEN
   970201.798   124  DIE
   970201.878   132  BMU
   970201.899   130  KNN
   970201.906   129  JRJ
   970202.690   128  KNN
   970202.710   128  HGL
   970202.789   130  POY
   970203.858   125  DIE
   970203.859   124  BSM
   970204.131   126  HSG
   970204.453   129  Wnt
   970204.990  <128  GRL
   970205.710   134  KNN
   970205.735  <127  MOE
   970205.780   137  BRO
   970205.803   147  DIE
   970205.840   137: PIE
   970205.880   143  AFO
   970206.103   138  HSG
   970206.441  <138  Mkn
   970206.758   148  DIE
   970206.780   138  PIE
   970206.799   140  KNN
   970207.228   140: HSG
   970207.781   142  POY
   970207.880   141  CMG
   970208.722  <131  HGL
   970208.760  <133  GRL
   970208.910  <127  MOE
   970209.428   146  Ioh
   970209.860   153  AFO
   970210.189   142: HSG
   970211.099   143: HSG
   970211.453  <138  Mkn
   970212.099   145: HSG
   970213.055   148  MRV
   970213.775   147  POY
   970214.110  <145  HSG
   970214.767   145  JRJ
   970215.108  <145  HSG
   970215.690   148  KNN

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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