[vsnet-chat 4007] Re: Object Near GSC 770

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: Object Near GSC 770

> I want know your comment on this image that show the object sa00x04 
> (approximate astrometric position A.R 17 36 32.22  decl. -23 47 47.5),  
> near the star GSC 6827:770 A.R. 17 36 27.13 decl. -23 47 56.7. 
> m1~11.4/0.4.
> 
> I have comparison my image,  taken with a tele 500 mm f/10 on 35 mm film 
> 800 ISO, exposure 10 mm, with the DSS image of the field.
> 
> I Have valued the magnitude of the object (sa00x04) m1~12.0, and seem 
> that in the DSS image there is not a star with the same magnitude.
> 
> If the object is not an asteroid (?) what it is? A variable star?

   Has anyone checked minor planets?   There is no known variable star
(nor a bright infrared source) at this position.  Being near the limit of
detection, further confirmation of its existence is apparently needed.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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