[vsnet-chat 5852] Re: V838 Mon in 1998

[Arne Henden <aah@nofs.navy.mil>]

There is a 14th magnitude star 20 arcsec to the northeast:
         RA           DEC        V     B-V    U-B    V-R    R-I
comp 07:04: 5.82  -03:50:38.5 14.077  0.587  0.103  0.370  0.412
var  07:04:04.81  -03:50:50.9

You should confirm the identification, either by visual inspection
against the DSS, or else with astrometry.  In 1998, V838 Mon was
most likely 15-16th magnitude at V, based on existing plate material.
Arne



Thorsten Lange wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> today I have got an image of the V838 Mon area from Mr. Gerhart Klaus
> (Grenchen/Switzerland) showing the star clearly at 13.8mag. Or is there a
> near star with this brightness?
> 
> V838 Mon    19980327.844    13.8
> 
> The image is taken with a Schmidt telescope 20/22/30cm on TP 4415 hyp.
> 
> Best regards,
> 	Thorsten Lange
>

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