CI Cam: Slightly Active
The B[e]-X ray transient CI Cam was reported to be brighter than usual
in February. M. Simonsen reported that it was 11.4mag on February 18,
somewhat brighter than its quiescent of 11.9-12.0mag (vsnet-campaign-xray
114, vsnet-campaign-be
165). Since then, the slightly bright state (or possibly gradual
brightening) continued, but no major flare was detected (vsnet-campaign-xray
115, 116,
119,
vsnet-campaign-be
166, 167,
168,
169,
173,
175).
M. Uemura reported that CI Cam had been gradually brightening since the
early April (vsnet-campaign-xray
131, vsnet-campaign-be
179). The object then became 0.1mag fainter on April 14 than that
on April 12 (vsnet-campaign-xray
132, vsnet-campaign-be
180).