Re: TASSJ165348.7+053411.3

[Michael Koppelman <lolife@bitstream.net>]

OK, here's a minor mystery. I took some data of this star last night. 
Using J2000 this star is GSC 00393 00221. Using JNow it is in the middle 
of nowhere, so I'm assuming it is the former. Tom states he got V=11.57 
and I=9.96. The USNO A2 catalog has B=13.5 and R=12.0. My unfiltered 
magnitude came out to be 12.4 and showed a slight curve as if it was near 
maximum. If Tom was really looking at this same star, it seems he caught 
it in outburst? You have to go at least 5 arcmin away before you get any 
stars that have the potential to match Tom's measurements. I'm told my CCD 
is probably nearest to R or I than V, so if it was a strong infrared 
source, you'd think my measurement would be much closer to Tom's I. I 
think Toms said he data died with his crash so...

Michael


On Thursday, May 30, 2002, at 11:00  PM, Tom Droege wrote:

> Here is a star for those with telescopes.  It should be in a position to 
> be seen.  Nothing special about this star.  It just looks like it is sine 
> waving up and down.  V 11.57, I 9.96
>
> In case I have made a mistake converting, 253.4530 +5.5698
>
> This is the second star I picked out from my current hunting list.  The 
> first one was listed as a ROTSE variable.  As Michael R would say, rats!
>
> I picked this one out for Michael Koppelman but if someone else can get 
> to it first, I will find another one for Michael.
>
> Tom Droege
>
>