Greetings from the BHTOM Automated Newsletter!
As of 2026-02-09 09:15:58.566347+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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCP J18265456-2719122 | 276.727333 | -27.320056 | 13.0 | 44.0 | Unknown | transient object |
| ASASSN-25fd | 187.851667 | -59.119028 | 16.2 | 97.0 | Unknown | Nova in Crux, PNV J12312434-5907133 |
| ZTF26aaezpck | 252.691775 | -4.948556 | 16.5 | 69.0 | Unknown | Possible LFBOT or SNe |
| J050129.5-073309 | 75.372574 | -7.551980 | 16.9 | 110.0 | QSO | A bright doubly lensed quasar, time delay between images ~ 100 days |
| Gaia18ahe | 274.577200 | 15.848550 | 17.3 | 56.0 | Unknown | hostless blue transient |
| HE1104-1805 | 166.639102 | -18.356619 | 17.7 | 139.0 | QSO | A doubly lensed quasar, time delay between images ~ 161 days |
| AT2026cex | 112.535458 | 24.501414 | 17.9 | 150.0 | Unknown | luminous fast blue optical transient (LFBOT) |
| TDE2025alrm | 123.252500 | 21.152800 | 19.0 | 161.0 | Unknown | TDE-H+He candidate |
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.
| name | ra | dec | mag_last | sun_separation | classification | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS I +61 302 | 40.131935 | 61.229332 | 9.4 | 97.0 | Unknown | Be-star with unknown compact companion |
| RXJ0441.0+4431 | 70.247207 | 44.530349 | 9.6 | 113.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| RUWE 18 star | 343.351718 | 62.409207 | 9.7 | 79.0 | Unknown | RUWE 18 star origin unknown |
| EECep | 332.344808 | 55.756738 | 10.2 | 71.0 | Variable star-other | Long period eclipsing binary with accretion disk, potential in-between eclipses |
| 1H1936+541 (BD+53 2262) | 293.217949 | 53.879297 | 10.8 | 73.0 | XRB | optical counterpart of the Be X-Ray Binary |
| TCrB | 239.875676 | 25.920170 | 10.8 | 90.0 | Nova | recurent nova predicted to explode 2024/2025 |
| GAIA DR3 2207162600835525760 | 343.140631 | 62.313246 | 10.9 | 79.0 | YSO | High scientific interest embedded field. Extreme RUWE 33 Optically unresolved Please dont saturate |
| HD216629 | 343.315017 | 62.145834 | 10.9 | 79.0 | YSO | Herbig Ae need first analysisch for survey |
| TYC4282-930-1 | 343.409336 | 62.615911 | 10.9 | 79.0 | YSO | LS III +62 22 -- Young Stellar Object |
| TYC 168-784-1 | 110.567500 | 3.031908 | 11.0 | 146.0 | EB | S1 CMi from Squadra group, 2+2 candidate |
| 2S0114+65 | 19.511240 | 65.291619 | 11.1 | 91.0 | XRB | Supergiant X-ray binary |
| RXJ0146.9+6121 | 26.750885 | 61.356573 | 11.5 | 91.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| Gaia DR3 2207274751021560576 | 343.276248 | 62.609052 | 11.7 | 79.0 | YSO | High scientific interest in an embedded field. Extreme RUWE 33. Please dont saturate the star |
| TOI-1259Ab | 282.100291 | 79.256044 | 12.2 | 97.0 | Planetary Transit | planetary transit from ExoClock, observe during next transit |
| IGRJ06074+2205 | 91.860884 | 22.096600 | 12.3 | 132.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| Gaia DR3 2207192012773811328 | 343.375044 | 62.154596 | 12.5 | 79.0 | Unknown | E3 is an extreme RUWE source Gaia s astrometric solution collapses completely RUWE 20 |
| AM_Her | 274.055228 | 49.867989 | 12.8 | 77.0 | CV | Target for joint optical-radio observations |
| E1 RUWE 33 | 343.466542 | 62.038909 | 13.6 | 79.0 | YSO | High scientific interest embedded field Extreme RUWE 33 Optically unresolved |
| Gaia22efa | 67.656210 | 35.842100 | 13.8 | 111.0 | YSO | Brightening in candidate YSO. After initial accretion burst the brightness started to rise slowly. |
| 8C0716_714 | 110.472701 | 71.343434 | 13.9 | 120.0 | QSO | checking of ~1.7-days periodic variability and quasi-periodic variability of ~24 days |
| 4U0115+63 | 19.633210 | 63.742520 | 14.2 | 90.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| Mrk 841 | 226.004963 | 10.437732 | 14.4 | 99.0 | AGN | changinglook AGN |
| TOI-3714 | 69.552231 | 39.458308 | 14.9 | 112.0 | Planetary Transit | planetary transit from ExoClock, observe only during the transit |
| AT2025abao | 9.702583 | 40.768972 | 15.4 | 71.0 | Unknown | candidate Luminous Red Nova near M31 |
| NGC5683-Seyfert | 218.718578 | 48.661870 | 15.6 | 110.0 | AGN | active nucleus of a nearby galaxy for frequent monitoring |
| Gaia24ala | 86.808830 | 0.152040 | 15.7 | 123.0 | YSO | Dimming in candidate YSO |
| ZTF18aarippg | 217.566838 | 23.062372 | 16.1 | 109.0 | QSO | Tick-Tok possibly merging Super Massive Black Hole binary |
| SN 2025aico | 172.318154 | 20.585703 | 16.2 | 151.0 | SN | Young SN classified as a II or IIb |
| 3C 138 | 80.291192 | 16.639459 | 16.2 | 120.0 | QSO | Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) type source currently flaring in Gamma-rays and optical |
| Gaia18bwz | 174.611270 | 3.368310 | 16.3 | 146.0 | CV | Known dwarf nova QZ Vir in outburst |
| TIC 356894752 | 273.255711 | 57.984205 | 16.3 | 83.0 | Unknown | Possible Eclipsing Binary |
| Gaia24aup | 313.096720 | 57.055180 | 16.4 | 72.0 | Unknown | candidate microlensing event |
| Q0957+561_A | 150.336216 | 55.898776 | 16.8 | 138.0 | QSO | firstly confirmed lensed quasar (double image), image A (top) |
| Gaia24dfc | 52.509900 | 61.429790 | 17.3 | 103.0 | Unknown | Brightening in candidate YSO |
| AT2026bti | 210.693421 | 24.826742 | 17.3 | 116.0 | Unknown | optical transient |
| 1ES 0502+675 | 76.984013 | 67.623396 | 17.4 | 113.0 | BL Lac | Blazar interesting in the context of search for intergalactic magnetic field |
| Gaia16aoz | 162.115140 | 71.726660 | 17.5 | 122.0 | QSO | QSO with a long-term and short-term variability |
| AT2026adv | 217.765425 | 36.027864 | 17.6 | 110.0 | SN | SN Type 1a |
| Gaia2204674337304419072 | 334.773114 | 61.604365 | 17.9 | 77.0 | Unknown | Possibly eruptive YSO which is approaching to the quiescence |
| SDSSJ094533.99+100950.1 | 146.391622 | 10.163917 | 17.9 | 174.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| name | ra | dec | mag_last | sun_separation | classification | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Ori | 83.960201 | -5.476368 | 10.9 | 119.0 | YSO | Herbig AeBe star, YSO |
| MXB0656-072 | 104.572033 | -7.209779 | 11.3 | 136.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| HD 98800 | 170.521620 | -24.777768 | 11.4 | 132.0 | YSO | Pre-main sequence quadruple system (AaAb + BaBb) with circumbinary (BaBb) disk to eclipse AaAb |
| TT Ori | 83.819730 | -4.762387 | 12.5 | 119.0 | YSO | eruptive variable, Orion type |
| V1787 Ori | 84.538767 | -6.821276 | 12.8 | 119.0 | YSO | Herbig Ae.Be Star |
| ngc 3783 | 174.757132 | -37.738611 | 13.4 | 119.0 | AGN | Nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy, active galactic nucleus, interesting for X-ray, high cadence data neeeded, potentially flaring |
| Mkn590 | 33.639835 | -0.766717 | 13.9 | 72.0 | QSO | Flaring quasar |
| AT 2025nlr | 227.013640 | -40.141550 | 14.4 | 85.0 | Nova | Astro-COLIBRI target |
| TDE2025aarm | 68.051646 | -5.377697 | 15.0 | 104.0 | TDE | Nearby TDE from TNS |
| Gaia19dbf | 178.699417 | -64.491850 | 15.0 | 96.0 | Unknown | Possibly a YSO |
| AT2026ayt | 141.847458 | -32.008578 | 15.2 | 133.0 | Unknown | Optical transient |
| PKS0454-234 | 74.263250 | -23.414450 | 15.4 | 103.0 | QSO | long time monitoring for ROTUZ team |
| ASASSN-26af | 82.501958 | -66.724833 | 15.4 | 88.0 | Unknown | Undergoing Deep Dimming Events |
| SN2026afe | 99.860204 | -21.822386 | 15.6 | 124.0 | SN | Type SN Ia-pec |
| AR Sco | 245.447013 | -22.886218 | 15.7 | 73.0 | CV | White Dwarf pulsar |
| HE0413_4031 | 63.810269 | -40.394754 | 15.8 | 89.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| AT2020xys | 97.486896 | -26.975533 | 15.8 | 120.0 | Unknown | Bowen Fluorescence Flare |
| AT2025xvc | 85.526933 | -67.018517 | 16.2 | 88.0 | Unknown | possibile bright nova or CV in LMC from GOTO,TNS |
| PMNJ0730-6602 | 112.706495 | -66.038578 | 16.4 | 96.0 | AGN | IAUZ Target |
| HE0435-4312 | 69.299139 | -43.101189 | 16.9 | 92.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| Gaia23bzg | 195.332390 | -14.415280 | 16.9 | 120.0 | QSO | Brightening in known QSO |
| SN 2026Y | 220.399960 | -34.506497 | 17.2 | 91.0 | SN | Young nearby Type Ib supernova |
| 4FGL J1603.8-4903 | 240.966507 | -49.061699 | 17.5 | 73.0 | Unknown | Astro-COLIBRI target |
Last week's total of images processed: 8938 (8635 with success).
Last week's targets observed:
| camera | target_names |
|---|---|
| ASV1.4_Andor | SN2015ap, Gaia23axx, Gaia24azc, Gaia23cer, Gaia24acn, Gaia24axc, Gaia24bnd, Gaia24aup, Gaia23crp |
| ASV60_FLI | Gaia24acn, Gaia24bux, Gaia23cer, Gaia24aup |
| Adonis_G2-1600 | TCrB, TabbysStar, Gaia24dfv, Gaia24azc, LS I +61 302, Gaia24dja, EECep, Gaia24ayd |
| AndromedaC14_QHY600M | TCP J21220926+4926242, LS I +61 302 |
| BIALKOW_ANDOR-DW432 | TCrB |
| GeoNAO-1.5_ANDOR-iKon-XL-230 | Gaia24dov, AT2025acft, AT2024kwu, Gaia23dqt, Gaia24acn, Gaia24bux, Gaia24ayd, Gaia24aup |
| LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K | mrk1018, ZTF26aaezpck |
| LCOGT-CTIO-40cm_QHY600M | OJ287, mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M | OJ287, mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M | OJ287, mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K | mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M | OJ287, mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-SS-1m_4K | mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M | OJ287, mrk1018 |
| LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K | AT2026cex |
| LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M | OJ287, GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, mrk1018, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536 |
| MLC-RCOS16_SBIG-STXL-11002 | AT2025acft |
| MOLETAI-35cm_CCD4710 | AT2025acft, GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, AM_Her, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992, TYC 168-784-1, LS I +61 302, Gaia22efa, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, EECep, BL_Lac, Gaia21fji |
| MUOZdanice_C5A-150M | 8C0716_714 |
| OAUJ-CDK500_U47 | GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992 |
| Ostrowik-60-cm_SOFIA_E2V | ZGP-BLAP-01, Gaia21cvd |
| PIWNICE90_C4-16000EC | GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992 |
| ROAD40_QHY600M | EX Lup, ASASSN-21js, HD 269858, TT Ori, HD269110, ASASSN-25db, HD 98800, HD 268687, TCrB, HD 269582, OY Mon, ASASSN-21qj, T Ori, HD 269006, CD-34 11794, TCP J18265456-2719122, Gaia24dhn, V1787 Ori, Gaia23dnm, HD 269953, HD 312919, S Dor, Gaia19eyy, Gaia24ccy, ASASSN-24fw, HD 269840, ASASSN-25bv, UX Ori, TX Ori |
| ROADC14_QHY600M | TDE2025aarm, PNV J05271319-7009185, TCP J19522056+0929231, AT 2025nlr, Nova Velorum 2025, ASASSN-26af, V1280 Sco, AT2025xvc, V4141 Sgr, ASASSN-26aa, ASASSN-25cy, ASASSN-25fd, SN2025ahsa, 2MASS J07233213+0926393 |
| SOAB_ZWO-ASI2600MM | GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992 |
| Seestar-S30 | GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992 |
| Seestar-S50 | GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992, BL_Lac |
| Slooh-AU_FLI-KAF-16803 | TDE2025aarm, V1787 Ori, ASASSN-V J071131.63-153341.3, Gaia DR3 5614373041669940480, AT2025adgo, ASASSN-V J070838.27-171952.9, TT Ori, AT2026ayt, T Ori, AT2025aarn, BEST-II lra2a_00811, PKS0454-234, MXB0656-072, WISE J061413.8-070754 |
| Slooh-CL_FLI-KAF-16803 | OGLE LMC-ECL-9257, HE0413_4031, TYC 7660-3460-1, ASASSN-V J074844.43-374960.0, AT2025xvc, ASASSN-25bv, UCAC4 050-004795, PMNJ0730-6602 |
| UCLO-C14EAST_PL16803 | AT2026cex, AT2025acft |
| UCLO-C14WEST_QHY600M-PH | AT2025acft |
| UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO | HE1104-1805, DR3Gaia020501, DR3Gaia220231, J050129.5-073309 |
| UwB_SBIG-4040 | GaiaDR3_1960077977019305728, GaiaDR3_1960066329068001536, GaiaDR3_1960066324769508992, 4FGL J1104.4+3812 |
Last week's fits uploads score (sorted by count)
| observatory-user | count |
|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROAD40_QHY600M) | 2579 |
| Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROADC14_QHY600M) | 1414 |
| Jacek Drazkowski (Seestar-S50) | 804 |
| Justas Zdanavicius (MOLETAI-35cm_CCD4710) | 402 |
| Jakub Kolář (MUOZdanice_C5A-150M) | 348 |
| Zbigniew Grabowski (Seestar-S50) | 321 |
| Marcin Michalski (Seestar-S50) | 282 |
| Teimuraz Kvernadze (GeoNAO-1.5_ANDOR-iKon-XL-230) | 212 |
| Patryk Więcko (OAUJ-CDK500_U47) | 156 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) | 155 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) | 145 |
| Milan Stojanović (ASV1.4_Andor) | 140 |
| Franz-Josef Hambsch (AndromedaC14_QHY600M) | 126 |
| Agnieszka Gurgul (PIWNICE90_C4-16000EC) | 120 |
| Michal Kwieciak (Seestar-S50) | 120 |
| Nicholas Rattenbury (Slooh-AU_FLI-KAF-16803) | 115 |
| Andrzej Bobiński (Seestar-S50) | 105 |
| Sebastian Kurowski (SOAB_ZWO-ASI2600MM) | 102 |
| Dawid Moździerski (BIALKOW_ANDOR-DW432) | 102 |
| Krzysztof Słowik (Seestar-S50) | 96 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-CTIO-40cm_QHY600M) | 93 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) | 83 |
| Oliwia Zielińska (OAUJ-CDK500_U47) | 72 |
| Milan Stojanović (ASV60_FLI) | 63 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) | 55 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (Ostrowik-60-cm_SOFIA_E2V) | 53 |
| Yauheni Stsefanenka (UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO) | 47 |
| Wojciech Burzyński (UwB_SBIG-4040) | 45 |
| Przemyslaw J. Mikolajczyk (BIALKOW_ANDOR-DW432) | 44 |
| Wojciech Szewczuk (BIALKOW_ANDOR-DW432) | 44 |
| Nicholas Rattenbury (Slooh-CL_FLI-KAF-16803) | 43 |
| Robert Nowakowski (Seestar-S30) | 42 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K) | 38 |
| Franky Dubois (Adonis_G2-1600) | 36 |
| Gabriel Malinowski (Seestar-S50) | 36 |
| Alicja Pucek (UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO) | 36 |
| Maciej Kobelis-Szostakowski (Seestar-S50) | 36 |
| Steve Fossey (UCLO-C14EAST_PL16803) | 35 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M) | 29 |
| Zbigniew Grabowski (Seestar-S30) | 24 |
| Lukasz Drzewoszewski (Seestar-S30) | 24 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M) | 18 |
| Maria Nicewicz (Seestar-S50) | 18 |
| Staszek Zola (MLC-RCOS16_SBIG-STXL-11002) | 16 |
| Ernest Glowacki (UwB_SBIG-4040) | 15 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) | 12 |
| Steve Fossey (UCLO-C14WEST_QHY600M-PH) | 10 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 10 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) | 9 |
| Generic User for notebook (Seestar-S50) | 6 |
| name | count |
|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Hambsch | 4119 |
| Jacek Drazkowski | 804 |
| Joysankar Majumdar | 639 |
| Justas Zdanavicius | 402 |
| Jakub Kolář | 348 |