[vsnet-alert 3873] Re: QY Per rare outburst

[Gianluca Masi <gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it>]

Dear Colleagues,
time-resolved CCD photometry is under way at the "Bellatrix" Astronomical Observatory,
after a request from Dr. Kato. The weather is quite bad (clear spells, wind...) but I'm
trying... with some luck, more later!

All the best,
Gianluca

CBA - Italy

Patrick Schmeer wrote:
> 
> QY PERSEI  (UGSU:)
> PERQY 991223.190 <175C Scp
> PERQY 991228.168  139C Scp
> Sequence:   VSNet
> Instrument: IRO (0.5-m RCT + AP-8)
> (report delayed due to a computer problem)
> 
> The most recently recorded outburst was detected by J. Pietz on
> 1996 Dec 7.88 UT at mv= 14.3 (cf. vsnet-obs 4521, vsnet-alert 624).
> I would suppose that several (normal) outbursts were missed in the
> last three years. The mean cycle length appears to be about one year,
> but may be as short as five months.
> 
> Regards,
> Patrick
> 
> P.S.:
> I think Mike Simonsen's observations were actually made 0.5 days
> later than stated.
> The current outburst is very likely a supermaximum, so time-resolved
> photometry is strongly recommended.

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