Minor brightening of Nova Cas 1995

Nova Cas 1995 is currently experiencing another (the fourth?) minor brightening as indicated by the following observations extracted from vsnet-obs reports.

       UT          mag  observer
---------------------------------------
1996 Aug.  1.897   9.7  A. Diepvens
           1.910   9.8  R. J. Bouma
           1.950   9.7  G. Poyner
           2.019   9.9  J. S. Day
           2.605   9.7  S. Takahashi
           2.660   9.6  T. Kato
           2.862   9.8  M. Moeller
           2.899   9.8  R. J. Bouma
           2.890   9.7  S. Linander
           2.953   9.9  G. Poyner
           2.961   9.9  J. S. Day
           3.047   9.7  M. Biesmans
           3.895   9.7  A. Diepvens
           3.912   9.8  R. J. Bouma
           3.964   9.8  J. S. Day
           4.069   9.7  M. Biesmans
           4.85    9.8  J. Pietz
           4.885   9.8  S. Linander
           4.899   9.8  G. Poyner
           4.915   9.9  R. J. Bouma
           4.976   9.8  M. Westlund
           4.996   9.7  A. Diepvens
           4.997  10.0  J. S. Day
           5.116   9.7  M. Biesmans
           5.587   9.0pv K. Kanatsu
           5.857   9.3  J. Pietz
           5.892   9.5  R. J. Bouma
           5.959   9.2  J. Pietz
           5.989   9.4  A. Diepvens
           5.994   9.3  M. Biesmans
           6.881   9.3  S. Linander

The VSNET real-time light curve of the nova is at:

http://www.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp/vsnet/lightcurve/CASnova1995.gif

Regards,
Taichi Kato

Return to HomePage