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As of 2026-03-23 09:46:26.989997+00:00, these are the new targets added in the last week for observing (importance>=1), sorted by magnitude:

name ra dec mag_last sun_separation classification description
ASASSN-26bp 225.854950 -63.189410 13.1 110.0 Star Star Undergoing Deep Dimming Events
Gaia20ehk 116.854747 -34.158998 13.5 111.0 Star Optical dipper and low-luminosity infrared stellar transient which is a suspected planetary collision afterglow
ASASSN-26bl 67.752229 -68.497300 14.8 82.0 Nova AT 2026fbz

In addition, here are some older targets that are currently visible and requested for observations. These targets have an importance>=4, a sun separation>70, and last magnitude<18, sorted by magnitude.


North (dec>0):

name ra dec mag_last sun_separation classification description
TCrB 239.875676 25.920170 8.8 118.0 Nova recurent nova predicted to explode 2024/2025
RXJ0441.0+4431 70.247207 44.530349 10.5 74.0 XRB Be X-ray binary
1H1936+541 (BD+53 2262) 293.217949 53.879297 10.7 77.0 XRB optical counterpart of the Be X-Ray Binary
V1413 Aql 285.945155 16.438048 11.9 76.0 Symbiotic star known symbiotic star for regular monitoring
IGRJ06074+2205 91.860884 22.096600 12.1 90.0 XRB Be X-ray binary
V1117 Her 249.776779 9.798698 12.8 112.0 Unknown PMS star, Herbig Ae star
8C0716_714 110.472701 71.343434 13.6 95.0 QSO checking of ~1.7-days periodic variability and quasi-periodic variability of ~24 days
AM_Her 274.055228 49.867989 13.7 88.0 CV Target for joint optical-radio observations
Mrk 817 219.092017 58.794299 13.7 114.0 Unknown Seyfert 1 AGN
AT2025sqe 288.715125 8.001778 13.9 73.0 Unknown slow galactic very red transient
AT2025acft 295.939833 40.367889 13.9 71.0 Microlensing Event Candidate long microlensing event from Chinese KATS survey, KATS25V002
Mrk 841 226.004963 10.437732 14.4 135.0 AGN changinglook AGN
Gaia24ala 86.808830 0.152040 14.8 85.0 YSO Dimming in candidate YSO
NGC5683-Seyfert 218.718578 48.661870 14.9 121.0 AGN active nucleus of a nearby galaxy for frequent monitoring
SN 2026dix 177.655950 55.353589 15.3 124.0 Unknown Closeby IIb supernova
ZTF18aarippg 217.566838 23.062372 16.3 138.0 QSO Tick-Tok possibly merging Super Massive Black Hole binary
Gaia24dfc 52.509900 61.429790 16.3 71.0 Unknown Brightening in candidate YSO
SN 2025aico 172.318154 20.585703 16.7 157.0 SN Young SN classified as a II or IIb
Q0957+561_A 150.336216 55.898776 17.0 118.0 QSO firstly confirmed lensed quasar (double image), image A (top)
LSST_170094456334188639 149.218161 3.469923 17.0 147.0 Unknown LSST transient candidate with host 2MASX J09565234+0328119
AT2026bti 210.693421 24.826742 17.1 142.0 Unknown optical transient
1ES 0502+675 76.984013 67.623396 17.5 84.0 BL Lac Blazar interesting in the context of search for intergalactic magnetic field
SN2025ahsa 218.750883 0.986231 17.8 143.0 Unknown Supernova SN Ia
3C 138 80.291192 16.639459 17.9 79.0 QSO Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) type source currently flaring in Gamma-rays and optical
AT2026dmu 224.692321 37.583406 17.9 125.0 Unknown Bowen Fluorescence Flare


South (dec<0):

name ra dec mag_last sun_separation classification description
GaiaDR3_4263591911398361472 289.926500 -0.049900 8.4 72.0 Variable star-other This target is part of a paper about I am writing a revision for, and I would like to confirm if it is a binary system or not. It has a period of ~1.435 days (if a binary, ~2x1.435 days)
T Ori 83.960201 -5.476368 10.9 82.0 YSO Herbig AeBe star, YSO
HD 98800 170.521620 -24.777768 10.9 154.0 YSO Pre-main sequence quadruple system (AaAb + BaBb) with circumbinary (BaBb) disk to eclipse AaAb
MXB0656-072 104.572033 -7.209779 11.2 103.0 XRB Be X-ray binary
TCP J18265456-2719122 276.727333 -27.320056 12.8 86.0 Unknown transient object
ngc 3783 174.757132 -37.738611 13.6 143.0 AGN Nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy, active galactic nucleus, interesting for X-ray, high cadence data neeeded, potentially flaring
V4141 Sgr 267.599257 -19.895328 14.0 94.0 Symbiotic star symbiotic star
Nova Centauri 2025 219.340667 -58.794667 14.1 115.0 Nova potential nova from ASASSN, V1935 Cen
AT2026ayt 141.847458 -32.008578 14.3 131.0 Unknown Optical transient, potential weird supernova
AT 2025nlr 227.013640 -40.141550 14.4 123.0 Nova Astro-COLIBRI target
V5856 Sgr 275.217710 -28.370030 14.4 88.0 Nova CV and Nova outburts
ASASSN-26af 82.501958 -66.724833 14.8 87.0 Unknown Undergoing Deep Dimming Events in the LMC
PKS0454-234 74.263250 -23.414450 15.0 74.0 QSO long time monitoring for ROTUZ team
Nova Sagittarii 2025 no.4 270.969917 -31.456667 15.0 91.0 Nova Nova Sgr 2025 No. 4 is TCP J18035290-3127298 is TCP J18035278-3127240
AR Sco 245.447013 -22.886218 15.0 115.0 CV White Dwarf pulsar
TCP J05191540-0204515 79.814167 -2.080972 15.2 78.0 Unknown T Tauri Star
ZTF20abendxc 281.224708 -8.538111 16.0 81.0 YSO Possibly eruptive YSO
ASASSN-25cd 277.969917 -28.807539 16.3 85.0 Unknown A Deep, Ongoing, Dipping Event
AT2025xvc 85.526933 -67.018517 16.3 88.0 Unknown possibile bright nova or CV in LMC from GOTO,TNS
Gaia19dbf 178.699417 -64.491850 16.6 116.0 Unknown Possibly a YSO
PMNJ0730-6602 112.706495 -66.038578 17.0 99.0 AGN IAUZ Target
Gaia24csq 286.710270 -26.939590 17.0 77.0 Unknown potential slowly rising microlensing event
SN2026afe 99.860204 -21.822386 17.1 98.0 Unknown Type SN Ia-pec
Gaia24amo 249.148921 -53.749919 17.3 104.0 Microlensing Event candidate microlensing event, with the second peak
Gaia23cnm 285.322920 -18.717130 17.4 78.0 Unknown slow and long rise, possible microlensing or YSO


Last week's total of images processed: 11819 (8767 with success).


Last week's targets observed:

camera target_names
Adonis_G2-1600 Gaia24dja, SN 2026dix, AM_Her, LS I +61 302, TCrB
AndromedaC14_QHY600M EECep, 1H2202+501 (BD+49 3718), 1H1936+541 (BD+53 2262), LS I +61 302, TCP J21220926+4926242, TCrB
BIALKOW_ANDOR-DW432 LSST_170046089928376424
EEye_QHY268M AT2025acft, Q0957+561_A
HAO68_G2-1600 LSST_170094456334188639, SN 2026dix, 8C0716_714, LS I +61 302, LSST_170094456357257301, AT2025abao
LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K LSST_170046089928376424, SN 2026Y, LSST_170032917163016282, AT2026ayt, AT2026mh, SN2026afe, Gaia24amo, LSST_313994139532263447, ASASSN-26af, Gaia20ehk
LCOGT-CTIO-40cm_QHY600M AT2026ayt
LCOGT-HO-2m_Muscat V518 Per, V1037Cas, V4641 Sgr, V1055 Ori, KV UMa
LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M GB6 J0742+5444, SN2025iek, PKS 1725+123, OJ287, SN 2025aico, TDE2025aeze
LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K AT2026adv, AT2026mh, SN 2025aico, Gaia19axp, AT2025abao
LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M PKS 1725+123, MXB0656-072, OJ287, AT2026abj, SN 2025aico, Gaia22efa, AT2026gz
LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K SN 2026Y, AT2026mh, AT2026ayt, SN2026afe, SN2026bdl, Gaia19exe, ASASSN-26af
LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M MXB0656-072, AT2025xvc, AT2026ayt
LCOGT-SS-1m_4K SN 2026Y, AT2026mh, SN2026afe, AT2026ayt, SN2026bdl, ASASSN-26af, Gaia20ehk
LCOGT-SS-2m_Muscat V1055 Ori, V4641 Sgr
LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M OJ287, AT2025xvc, EX Lup
LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K AT2026adv, Gaia24aqv, SN 2025aico, TDE2025aljd, AT2026gz, AT2025abao
LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M GB6 J0742+5444, SN2025iek, OJ287, SN 2025aico, AT2026abj, BL_Lac, TDE2025aeze, Gaia22efa, AT2025abao
Moravian_C3-61000_PRO LSST_170046089928376424, SN 2026dix, TCP J21220926+4926242, TDE2025afsj, Gaia22efa, AT2025acft
OAUJ-CDK500_U47 SN2024afyu, Gaia24azc, SN 2026dix, AT2026cex
Ostrowik-60-cm_SOFIA_E2V SN 2025aico, 8C0716_714
PROMPT-MO-1_Apogee Gaia20agb, Gaia22alz
PROMPT2_FLI AT2026ayt
PROMPT5_Apogee AT2026ayt
R-COP_SBIG-ST-10XME AT2026ayt
ROAD40_QHY600M Gaia23dnm, EX Lup, HD 269582, V1787 Ori, HD 312919, HD 269858, HD 269840, TCrB, ASASSN-25bv, ASASSN-25db, V1117 Her, HD 269006, Gaia23cpd, HD 268687, Gaia17bpi, Gaia24dhn, ASASSN-24fw, TCP J18265456-2719122, ASASSN-21qj, ASASSN-21js, Gaia19eyy, OY Mon, V803Cen, Gaia24ccy, FU Ori, HD269110, S Dor, HD 98800
ROADC14_QHY600M ASASSN-26bl, TDE2025aarm, PNV J05271319-7009185, CD-43_14304, TCP J05191540-0204515, MASTER OT J142023.47-485540.0, ASASSN-25cy, 2MASS J07233213+0926393, V5856 Sgr, Nova Centauri 2025, ASASSN-25cg, Nova Velorum 2025, V1280 Sco, AR_Pav, AT 2025nlr, V4141 Sgr, V1413 Aql, Nova Sagittarii 2025 no.4
RRRT_SBIG-STX16803 AT2026cex
SOAB_ZWO-ASI2600MM SN2025ahsa, 3C 138, Gaia22efa, TCP J21220926+4926242, TCrB, Mrk 817, Gaia24bux, Gaia16aoz, Gaia24dfc, AM_Her, Mrk 841, AT2025acft, AT2025sqe, EECep, ZTF18aarippg, AT2026bti, LS I +61 302, GaiaDR3_4263591911398361472, LSST_170094456334188639, SN 2026dix, AT2026dmu, SN 2025aico, AT 2025acve
SUTO-Otivar_ASI1600MM TDE2025afsj, AT2026cex, IGRJ06074+2205, Gaia23bzg, TCrB, UX Ori, Gaia16aoz, 2MASS J07233213+0926393, 1RXS J160633.4-203636, TYC 168-784-1, 1ES 0502+675, RXJ0441.0+4431, HD 140122, SU Lyn, AT2026bti, ATO J223.4251+52.7158, ZGP-BLAP-01, 1H1936+541 (BD+53 2262), TabbysStar, FU Ori, AR UMa, TOI-1259Ab, NGC5683-Seyfert, Gaia18bwz, GAIA DR3 2207162600835525760, HD 98800
Seestar-S30 8C0716_714, BL_Lac
Seestar-S50 8C0716_714, BL_Lac
TJO_MEIA3 EECep, SN 2025aico, AT2024yqo, AM_Her, Gaia23dgf, AT2023uhx, LS I +61 302, Gaia24aup, ZTF25abhzbsq, TCrB
UwB_SBIG-4040 GB6 J0742+5444, Gaia22efa, TCrB, Mrk 817, Gaia16aoz, OJ287, Gaia24dfc, AT2024kwu, AT2025acft, SDSS J101353.45+492758.1, ZTF18aarippg, AT2026bti, Gaia20cda, SN 2026dix, AT2026dmu, SN 2025aico, Q0957+561_A, Gaia23cqg, Gaia23dgt
ZAO_G2-1600 SN 2025aico, AM_Her, LS I +61 302, OY Mon, TX Ori, TCrB

Last week's fits uploads score (sorted by count)

observatory-user count
Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROADC14_QHY600M) 5777
Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROAD40_QHY600M) 2889
Franz-Josef Hambsch (AndromedaC14_QHY600M) 405
Michal Siwak (Moravian_C3-61000_PRO) 349
Sebastian Kurowski (SOAB_ZWO-ASI2600MM) 301
Charles Galdies (ZAO_G2-1600) 290
Adam Popowicz (SUTO-Otivar_ASI1600MM) 268
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) 170
Josep Manel Carrasco (TJO_MEIA3) 157
Staszek Zola (OAUJ-CDK500_U47) 117
Fraser Lewis (LCOGT-HO-2m_Muscat) 104
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (Ostrowik-60-cm_SOFIA_E2V) 92
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) 80
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M) 78
Ernest Glowacki (UwB_SBIG-4040) 66
Franky Dubois (Adonis_G2-1600) 59
Jacek Drazkowski (Seestar-S50) 38
Mikolaj Sabat (Seestar-S50) 38
Jan Kåre Trandem Qvam (HAO68_G2-1600) 37
Marcin Michalski (Seestar-S50) 34
Rachel Street (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) 33
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (Seestar-S50) 24
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) 23
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) 21
Krzysztof Słowik (Seestar-S50) 20
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M) 20
Staszek Zola (PROMPT-MO-1_Apogee) 18
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K) 18
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) 16
Fraser Lewis (LCOGT-SS-2m_Muscat) 16
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) 15
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) 15
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) 15
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) 14
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) 13
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M) 12
Jerzy Surma (Seestar-S50) 12
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) 12
Lucyna Juchniewicz-Kusiak (Seestar-S50) 12
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-CTIO-40cm_QHY600M) 11
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) 10
Jakub Komar (Seestar-S30) 10
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) 9
Mauritz Wicker (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) 9
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) 8
Przemyslaw J. Mikolajczyk (BIALKOW_ANDOR-DW432) 8
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) 7
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) 7
Staszek Zola (PROMPT5_Apogee) 6
Gabriel Malinowski (Seestar-S50) 6
Jacek Drazkowski (Seestar-S30) 6
Maria Nicewicz (Seestar-S50) 6
Rachel Street (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) 6
Staszek Zola (PROMPT2_FLI) 6
Sjoerd Dufoer (EEye_QHY268M) 5
Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) 5
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K) 3
Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) 3
Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) 3
Staszek Zola (R-COP_SBIG-ST-10XME) 2
Staszek Zola (RRRT_SBIG-STX16803) 2
Fraser Lewis (LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M) 2


Top 5 data uploaders!
name count
Franz-Josef Hambsch 9071
Lukasz Wyrzykowski 491
Michal Siwak 349
Sebastian Kurowski 301
Charles Galdies 290


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