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*** News from VSNET ***
DE Cir (= Nova Cir 2003) is rapidly fading.
For more detail information about these objects,
see below, "VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary" of the last week.
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network, covering various areas of novae, supernovae, cataclysmic variables
(CVs), X-ray transients, and other classical eruptive, pulsating, and
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Regards,
Taichi Kato
On behalf of the VSNET administrator team
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The following was issued on October 27, 2003, as VSNET campaign
circulation 1419
[Note a large part of detailed information is posted to vsnet-campaign
sub-lists].
VSNET Weekly Campaign Summary
*** Last week news ***
(new targets)
SN 2003ix (RA = 07h14m25s.72, Dec = +55d08'53".4)
SN 2003ix is hosted by UGC 3746, a spiral galaxy within a group
(or cluster) of galaxies. The expected maximum for typical SN Ia
is mag about 16.9 (vsnet-campaign-sn 714). The UCB team revealed
that it was a type Ia SN, a few weeks after maximum (Oct. 23
spectrum) (vsnet-campaign-sn 716).
SS Cyg (RA = 21h42m42s.8, Dec = +43d35'10")
SS Cyg experienced an anomalous outburst (slowly rising
outburst) (vsnet-campaign-dn 4018).
Var75 Cep (RA = 20h46m38s.66, Dec = +60d38'03".6)
Var76 Cyg (RA = 22h02m41s.84, Dec = +46d39'06".9)
According to IBVS 5461, Antipin and Kroll report on the discovery
of two new dwarf novae shown above (vsnet-campaign-dn 4019).
V364 Peg (RA = 21h12m29s.5, Dec = +12d32'07")
P. Schmeer reported a possible outburst of V364 Peg
(vsnet-campaign-dn 4020).
SN 2003iy (RA = 16h21m43s.22, Dec = +55d05'05".2)
SN 2003iy is hosted by NGC 6143, a spiral galaxy. The expected
maximum for typical SN Ia is mag about 15.9, based on the NED
recession velocity (5310 km/s). Note that RC3 has very smaller
(1595 km/s) value (vsnet-campaign-sn 715). The UCB team revealed
that it is a young type-II SN (Oct. 23 spectrum) (vsnet-campaign-sn
716).
SN 2003iz (RA = 01h02m06s.75, Dec = +26d56'21".3)
SN 2003iz is hosted by UGC 638, a giant-elliptical galaxy which is
the center of the cluster CID 04. From the morphology of the host
galaxy, it would be a type Ia SN, whose expected maximum is
consistent with the discovery magnitudes (18.3-17.7mag)
(vsnet-campaign-sn 715). The UCB team (Oct. 23 spectrum) and the
CfA team (Oct. 23.28 spectrum) showed that it was indeed a SN Ia,
several days after maximum light (vsnet-campaign-sn 716).
SN 2003ja (RA = 02h12m11s.81, Dec = +44d34'20".8)
SN 2003ja is hosted by NGC 846, a barred-spiral galaxy. The UCB
team has reported that it is probably a young SN II (Oct. 23
spectrum) (vsnet-campaign-sn 716).
V844 Her (RA = 16h25m01s.69, Dec = +39d09'25".9)
A possible superoutburst was reported on October 23. The last
superoutburst was in 2002 December (vsnet-campaign-dn 4021).
The outburst still continues, which indicates a genuine
superoutburst (vsnet-campaign-dn 4023).
SN 2003jb (RA = 14h49m22s.28, Dec = +63d16'06".2)
SN 2003jb is hosted by IC 1065, a lenticular galaxy. The
discovery (and confirmation) magnitude (16.5-15.9mag) is quite
brighter than that expected for the typical SN Ia with the NED
recession velocity (12483 km/s). The spectroscopy and the follow-up
photometry are urged (vsnet-campaign-sn 717).
SN 2002jc (RA = 23h04m53s.34, Dec = -06d32'12".2)
SN 2003jc is hosted by MCG -01-58-18, a spiral galaxy. The SN is
almost superimposed on the bright H II region with several knots.
The CfA team spectroscopy (Oct. 26.22 UT) suggest that it seems to
be an early SN II (vsnet-campaign-sn 717).
SN 2002jd (RA = 23h21m03s.38, Dec = -04d53'45".5)
SN 2003jd is hosted by MCG -01-59-21, a disturbed-spiral galaxy.
The discovery magnitude (16.1-16.0mag) is consistent with the
expected maximum for typical SN Ia (vsnet-campaign-sn 717).
SN 2002je (RA = 08h49m22s.24, Dec = +36d42'56".6 )
SN 2003je is hosted by NGC 2668, a spiral galaxy. The expected
maximum for typical SN Ia is mag about 16.7 (vsnet-campaign-sn 717).
(continuous targets)
SN 2003id (RA = 02h21m35s.70, Dec = -05d31'51".0)
The Carnegue Observatories team continue to monitor SN 2003id. It
has strong unidentified absorption lines, and the expansion velocity
seems to be quite large for the one-month old SN. The light curve
is also peculiar (vsnet-campaign-sn 713).
SN 2003ir (RA = 07h11m08s.18, Dec = +25d54'55".0)
The CfA team revealed that it is a normal type II SN
(vsnet-campaign-sn 712).
SN 2003hr (RA = 08h24m39s.06, Dec = +73d24'23".3)
The UCB team showed that it was a type II SN, several months after
maximum (Oct. 23 spectrum) (vsnet-campaign-sn 716).
MX0656-072 (RA = 06h58m26s.9, Dec = -07d15'47")
According to ATEL #199, XTE J0658-073 (=MX 0656-072) is a pulsar
(vsnet-campaign-xray 274). ATEL #202 (Pakull et al.) reports the
possible optical counterpart of MX0656-072. The object is reported
to have an O9.7Ve spectrum (vsnet-campaign-xray 275).
SN 2003iu (RA = 01h55m24s.55, Dec = +21d17'06".4)
The CfA team reported that it was a type Ia SN near maximum on
Oct. 20.38 UT. The shallowness of Si II 635nm line may indicate
that it would be a luminous SN Ia (vsnet-campaign-sn 712).
SN 2003iw (RA = 21h39m43s.03, Dec = +06d17'03".0)
According to the CfA team, it has a blue and almost featureless
continuum with a week feature around 650 nm (Oct. 20.14 UT). It is
possibly a type II SN caught at the very early phase
(vsnet-campaign-sn 712).
MisV1147 (RA = 22h54m03s.78, Dec = +58d54'02".1)
G. Poyner reported a deep fading to 14.8mag of MisV1147 on October
23 (vsnet-campaign-orion 65). The fading was also detected by the
Kyoto team (vsnet-campaign-orion 66).
DE Cir (RA = 15h17m52s.48, Dec = -61d57'16".4)
The rapid fading continues. It may be a very fast nova
(vsnet-campaign-nova 1547). D. West reviewed the AAVSO and VSNET
observations, and reported that t0(date of outburst) = 05 Oct to 08
Oct 2003, tmax(date of maximum V magnitude) = 09 Oct 2003, V~8.0,
t2(date of two magnitude drop below max V~10) = 11 Oct 2003, and
t3(date of three magnitude drop below max V~11) = 13 Oct 2003
(vsnet-campaign-nova 1548).
V475 Sct (RA = 18h49m37s.60, Dec = -09d33'50".85)
D. West reported that the nova has not entered the nebular phase
(vsnet-campaign-nova 1543). He also reviewed the AAVSO and VSNET
observations and reported t0 = 25 Aug 2003 (date of outburst), tmax
= 1 Sep 2003 (date of maximum V magnitude, V=8.0), and t2 = 23 Sep
2003 (date of 2 magnitude drop from date of maximum)
(vsnet-campaign-nova 1545). It started fading again
(vsnet-campaign-nova 1546).
*** Future schedule ***
Call for Proposals
for Cycle 1 of the Swift Guest Investigator Program
Notices of Intent due: October 6, 2003
Proposal due date: December 1, 2003
[vsnet-campaign-grb 39]
Stellar-Mass, Intermediate-Mass, and Supermassive Black Holes
Kyoto International Community House, Kyoto, Japan
October 28 - 31, 2003
http://vsnet.astro.isas.ac.jp/conference/bh2003/
[vsnet-campaign-agn 6]
[vsnet-campaign-xray 260]
ASTRONOMICAL POLARIMETRY
CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
15-19 March 2004, Waikoloa Beach Marriott, Waikoloa, Hawaii
http://vsnet.jach.hawaii.edu/JACpublic/JAC/pol2004
[vsnet-campaign-polar 35]
IAU Symposium No. 222 - BHSIGN Conference
The Interplay among Black Holes, Stars and ISM in Galactic Nuclei
March 1-5, 2004, Gramado, Brasil
http://bhsign.if.ufrgs.br/
[vsnet-campaign-agn 5]
WEBT campaign on AO 0235+16
Campaign with VLBA conducted by Claudia M. Raiteri
from September 2003
see [vsnet-campaign-blazar 305]
X-RAY AND RADIO CONNECTIONS
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
3 - 6 February 2004
http://vsnet.aoc.nrao.edu/events/xraydio/
[vsnet-campaign-xray 258]
X-Ray Timing 2003: Rossi and Beyond
November 3-5, 2003
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/xrt2003/
[vsnet-campaign-xray 242]
AR UMa and AM Her campaign with the HST
TOO program conducted by S. Saar and F. Ringwald
see [vsnet-campaign-polar 24]
QS Tel: Call for observations
TOO program with the Chandra conducted by C. Mauche
until the end of 2004
see [vsnet-campaign-polar 28]
WEBT Campaign for AO 0235+16 with XMM-Newton
January-February 2004
please contact to Claudia M. Raiteri,
see [vsnet-campaign-blazar 301]
Multiwavelength AGN Surveys
a "Guillermo Haro" Astrophysics Conference
organized by INAOE
December 8-12, 2003
Cozumel, Mexico
http://vsnet.inaoep.mx/~agn2003/
[vsnet-campaign-agn 4]
Conference: THE INTERPLAY AMONG BLACK HOLES, STARS AND ISM IN
GALACTIC NUCLEI
in Gramado, south of Brasil, March 1-5, 2004
for more information, please contact to BHSIGN@if.ufrgs.br
[vsnet-campaign-agn 3]
eta Car: The next "shell event"/X-ray eclipse
M. Corcoran reported the event will occur this summer.
Coordinated ground-based observations of eta car along with the
X-ray observations would be really important.
For more information:
Latest X-ray light curve:
http://lheawww.gsfc.nasa.gov/users/corcoran/eta_car/etacar_rxte_lightcurve/
[vsnet-campaign-sdor 23, 24,
25, 26, 28, 29, 46]
[vsnet-campaign-xray 172]
Light curve provided by S. Otero:
http://ar.geocities.com/varsao/Curva_Eta_Carinae.htm
[vsnet-campaign-sdor 22, 32, 33]
*** General information ***
CI Cam
Preprint by M. Ishida et al. (astro-ph/0310616)
[vsnet-campaign-nova 1544]
[vsnet-campaign-xray 273]
(This summary can be cited.)
Regards,
Makoto Uemura
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vsnet-adm@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
