[vsnet-survey 79] Re: Nova-like object

[Vello Tabur <vello@pcug.org.au>]

Brian Skiff wrote:

>      Bill's object appears to be NSV 5973 = IRAS 12471-5144, almost certainly
> a Mira or other red variable.  Best position is from UCAC1:
> 12 50 01.205  -52 01 25.98 (2000).  The star is given in USNO-A2.0 as
> photo-blue mag. 15.8, and photo-red mag. 11.5; in GSC-2.2 (same plate
> material, the figures are mb=16.0, mr=9.3.  The IRAS 12mu/25mu flux ratio
> is ~2.5, typical of an AGB star of some sort.  Since this is ~10 deg off
> the plane, there is no MSX coverage, and no spesctral survey from
> MacConnell for the IRAS sources.
>
> \Brian

Hi Bill and Brian,

I have a recent light curve for this object at
    http://www.tip.net.au/~vello/varstar/gr00082.JPG
The raw data shows that it currently near maximum.

Merry Xmas,

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