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VSNET campaign target list (2003 June 4)
*** VSNET campaign selected current target list 2003 June 4 ***
Object Class Position Type State Data Remark
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PU CMa 1 southern, UGSU early post-superoutburst
early evening mag about 14 1 (1)
GO Com 1 northern UGSU: rare outburst 1 (2)
rapid fading?
IM Nor 2 southern NR+E: mag about 17.0 2 (3)
OU Vir 2 equatorial, UGSU+E post-superoutburst 1 (4)
whole night fading from rebrigtening
V504 Cen 2 southern NL(VY) new target, mag 13 1 (5)
MV Lyr 3 northern NL(VY) extremely bright 1
QPOs present
CR Boo 3 northern HeDN outburst 1
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* Class: 1 = primary target, 2 = secondary target, 3 = optional target
* Data: data request, 1 = VSNET core team, data will be received by
campaign report list. 2 = as above, in collaboration with
Hachisu-san.
(1) PU CMa: early post-superoutburst state with prominent (late) superhumps
and orbital signals. Still sufficiently bright and active.
(2) GO Com: rare outburst of the SU UMa-type candidate. Last confirmed
outburst was 1998 April (short outburst). The last long (presumably
super) outburst was in 1995 August. The object was rapidly fading
last night, but may be a precursor to a superoutburst (as in 1995).
Still top priority target!
(3) IM Nor: probably eclipsing recurrent nova. Cover a few orbital cycles
(once or twice in a week, during these dark runs). Orbital coverage
at different outburst states is important, and we encourage further
(occasional) orbital coverage as long as the object is reachable.
Berto's image (helpful for identification) is posted at:
http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/Novae/imnor.html
(4) OU Vir: post-superoutburst. Recorded still brighter than quiescence.
(5) V504 Cen: bright overlooked VY Scl star, now at maximum (mag about 13).
Position: 14:12:49.11, -40:21:37.1 (J2000.0). Suitably placed after
PU CMa runs.
Objects newly dropped from the list: MM Sco (faded from normal outburst)
Please closely watch vsnet-alert and vsnet-outburst for other new
outbursts.
Web resource:
http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/pucma.html
http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/gocom.html
http://vsnet.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/DNe/ouvir.html
*** Notice ***
This list is "read-only", i.e. it is used only for announcement of
the target lists. Other information, as well as reports and discussions
on particular targets, should be directed to the appropriate VSNET campaign
sub-lists (e.g. vsnet-campaign-dn for dwarf novae).
We have also set up a separate list for "privately" receiving
campaign observations. Nightly time-series observations, which have been
report to me, Ishioka-san or Uemura-san, should be now directed to
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vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Reports sent to this address will be delivered to the VSNET campaign
local staffs, including Ishioka-san, Uemura-san and me, and are expected
to be more convenient than personal e-mails to separate addresses.
Regards,
Taichi Kato
VSNET admin
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