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[vsnet-alert 7395] Re: Suspect object near NGC 6946
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:29:08 +0900 (JST)
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- From: Hitoshi YAMAOKA <yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>
- Subject: [vsnet-alert 7395] Re: Suspect object near NGC 6946
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Re: Suspect object near NGC 6946
>DATE: 2002 May 5 21UT
The CBAT MPChecker tells that no known asteroid were found in the 15'
around NGC 6946 on this epoch.
Doug Askew wrote:
>In viewing the image of n6946 as compared to Maciej Reszelski's image
>I am not off 270 degrees but reasonably close to their image in
>registration. My image does not show the object in question as of
>5/14/02. I am attaching a second image where I have increased the
>brightness while slightly distorting the star images.
Its limiting magnitude is mag about 16.5 (compareing GSC2.2 Fmag). The
candidate GSC2.2 star at 20h34m45.93s, +60d16'24.4" (Fmag 16.73) is
not visible, which is consistent if it doesn't change its brightness.
Sincerely Yours,
Hitoshi Yamaoka, Kyushu Univ., Japan
yamaoka@rc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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