The Naked-eye Optical Transient OT 120926
Abstract
A previously unknown optical transient has been observed in the constellation Bootes. The transient flared to brighter than 5th magnitude, which is comparable to the visual magnitudes of the nearby stars pi Boo and omicron Boo. This article describes the relative astrometry and photometry work we have done regarding the transient.
- Publication:
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Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO)
- Pub Date:
- December 2013
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1311.1697
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1311.1697
- Bibcode:
- 2013JAVSO..41..338Z
- Keywords:
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- variable stars; optical transients;
- Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- 12 pages, 5 figures, PDF only. JAAVSO in press. For further discussion, see http://pathallresearch.blogspot.ca/2013/11/looking-for-counterpart-of-naked-eye.html