Greetings from the BHTOM Automated Newsletter!
As of 2026-01-19 14:21:59.457945+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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUWE 18 star | 343.351718 | 62.409207 | 10.9 | 89.0 | Unknown | RUWE 18 star origin unknown |
| AT2026gz | 10.398962 | -5.070669 | 17.8 | 69.0 | Unknown | Lasair classification- SLSN |
| TDE2025aljd | 144.419537 | 20.037494 | 18.4 | 158.0 | TDE | TDE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAIA DR3 2207162600835525760 | 343.140631 | 62.313246 | 4.9 | 89.0 | YSO | High scientific interest embedded field. Extreme RUWE 33 Optically unresolved Please dont saturate |
| RXJ0441.0+4431 | 70.247207 | 44.530349 | 9.6 | 132.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| 1H1936+541 (BD+53 2262) | 293.217949 | 53.879297 | 10.5 | 75.0 | XRB | optical counterpart of the Be X-Ray Binary |
| EECep | 332.344808 | 55.756738 | 10.5 | 81.0 | Variable star-other | Long period eclipsing binary with accretion disk, eclipse is over |
| TCrB | 239.875676 | 25.920170 | 10.7 | 75.0 | Nova | recurent nova predicted to explode 2024/2025 |
| 1H2202+501 (BD+49 3718) | 330.409176 | 50.167954 | 10.9 | 75.0 | XRB | optical counterpart of the Be X-Ray Binary |
| 4U2206+54 | 331.984320 | 54.518447 | 10.9 | 80.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| TYC 168-784-1 | 110.567500 | 3.031908 | 11.0 | 160.0 | EB | S1 CMi from Squadra group, 2+2 candidate |
| HD216629 | 343.315017 | 62.145834 | 11.0 | 89.0 | YSO | Herbig Ae need first analysisch for survey |
| TYC4282-930-1 | 343.409336 | 62.615911 | 11.1 | 90.0 | YSO | LS III +62 22 -- Young Stellar Object |
| 2S0114+65 | 19.511240 | 65.291619 | 11.1 | 104.0 | XRB | Supergiant X-ray binary |
| LS I +61 302 | 40.131935 | 61.229332 | 11.1 | 112.0 | Unknown | Be-star with unknown compact companion |
| RXJ0146.9+6121 | 26.750885 | 61.356573 | 11.2 | 106.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| TOI-1259Ab | 282.100291 | 79.256044 | 12.0 | 100.0 | Planetary Transit | planetary transit from ExoClock |
| IGRJ06074+2205 | 91.860884 | 22.096600 | 12.1 | 153.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| Gaia DR3 2207192012773811328 | 343.375044 | 62.154596 | 12.4 | 89.0 | Unknown | E3 is an extreme RUWE source Gaia s astrometric solution collapses completely RUWE 20 |
| AM_Her | 274.055228 | 49.867989 | 12.9 | 74.0 | CV | Target for joint optical-radio observations |
| TOI-3714 | 69.552231 | 39.458308 | 13.0 | 132.0 | Planetary Transit | planetary transit from ExoClock |
| Gaia DR3 2207274751021560576 | 343.276248 | 62.609052 | 13.0 | 89.0 | YSO | High scientific interest in an embedded field. Extreme RUWE 33. Please dont saturate the star |
| 8C0716_714 | 110.472701 | 71.343434 | 13.5 | 129.0 | QSO | checking of ~1.7-days periodic variability and quasi-periodic variability of ~24 days |
| E1 RUWE 33 | 343.466542 | 62.038909 | 13.6 | 89.0 | YSO | High scientific interest embedded field Extreme RUWE 33 Optically unresolved |
| Gaia22efa | 67.656210 | 35.842100 | 13.9 | 131.0 | YSO | Brightening in candidate YSO. After initial accretion burst the brightness started to rise slowly. |
| Gaia21fji | 315.992250 | 50.244500 | 14.1 | 72.0 | YSO | Optical monitoring of Gaia- and ZTF-alerted candidate eruptive YSOs |
| AT2025abao | 9.702583 | 40.768972 | 14.7 | 88.0 | Unknown | candidate Luminous Red Nova near M31 |
| Mrk 841 | 226.004963 | 10.437732 | 14.7 | 80.0 | AGN | changinglook AGN |
| IGRJ21343+4738 | 323.584883 | 47.633391 | 15.0 | 71.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| 4U0115+63 | 19.633210 | 63.742520 | 15.1 | 103.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| TDE2018mqa | 122.525237 | 24.922189 | 15.1 | 175.0 | TDE | TDE-He candidate |
| SN 2025aico | 172.318154 | 20.585703 | 15.6 | 132.0 | SN | Young SN classified as a II or IIb |
| TDE2025aeze | 11.493892 | 34.099292 | 15.7 | 86.0 | TDE | TDE candidate |
| 3C 138 | 80.291192 | 16.639459 | 15.7 | 141.0 | QSO | Compact Steep Spectrum (CSS) type source currently flaring in Gamma-rays and optical |
| Gaia18bwz | 174.611270 | 3.368310 | 15.9 | 125.0 | CV | Known dwarf nova QZ Vir in outburst |
| NGC5683-Seyfert | 218.718578 | 48.661870 | 16.2 | 100.0 | AGN | active nucleus of a nearby galaxy for frequent monitoring |
| Gaia24ala | 86.808830 | 0.152040 | 16.5 | 141.0 | YSO | Dimming in candidate YSO |
| Q0957+561_A | 150.336216 | 55.898776 | 17.0 | 138.0 | QSO | firstly confirmed lensed quasar (double image), image A (top) |
| ZTF18aarippg | 217.566838 | 23.062372 | 17.1 | 92.0 | QSO | Tick-Tok possibly merging Super Massive Black Hole binary |
| 1ES 0502+675 | 76.984013 | 67.623396 | 17.2 | 125.0 | BL Lac | Blazar interesting in the context of search for intergalactic magnetic field |
| 2025eve | 138.673796 | 15.702344 | 17.2 | 162.0 | TDE | Classified as TDE, almost gone |
| SN 2025aedz | 87.694304 | 58.914769 | 17.4 | 135.0 | SN | Type II SN |
| Gaia24dfc | 52.509900 | 61.429790 | 17.7 | 118.0 | Unknown | Brightening in candidate YSO |
| Gaia24aqv | 29.373710 | 28.864700 | 17.9 | 98.0 | Unknown | possibly a flare in the centre of a galaxy |
| name | ra | dec | mag_last | sun_separation | classification | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD 98800 | 170.521620 | -24.777768 | 11.0 | 114.0 | YSO | Pre-main sequence quadruple system (AaAb + BaBb) with circumbinary (BaBb) disk to eclipse AaAb |
| T Ori | 83.960201 | -5.476368 | 11.1 | 135.0 | YSO | Herbig AeBe star, YSO |
| MXB0656-072 | 104.572033 | -7.209779 | 11.6 | 148.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| ASASSN-25bv | 134.564850 | -43.165320 | 11.9 | 115.0 | Unknown | bright star with large dimmings from ASASSN |
| V1787 Ori | 84.538767 | -6.821276 | 12.8 | 135.0 | YSO | Herbig Ae.Be Star |
| ngc 3783 | 174.757132 | -37.738611 | 13.5 | 103.0 | AGN | Nearby Seyfert 1 galaxy, active galactic nucleus, interesting for X-ray |
| Mkn590 | 33.639835 | -0.766717 | 13.8 | 92.0 | QSO | Flaring quasar |
| TT Ori | 83.819730 | -4.762387 | 14.6 | 136.0 | YSO | eruptive variable, Orion type |
| mrk1018 | 31.566619 | -0.291455 | 14.7 | 91.0 | AGN | changinglook AGN |
| PKS0454-234 | 74.263250 | -23.414450 | 15.0 | 117.0 | QSO | long time monitoring for ROTUZ team |
| TDE2025aarm | 68.051646 | -5.377697 | 15.0 | 122.0 | TDE | Nearby TDE from TNS |
| Gaia19dbf | 178.699417 | -64.491850 | 15.1 | 84.0 | Unknown | Possibly a YSO |
| AT2025hkm | 194.543632 | -10.157840 | 15.2 | 101.0 | Unknown | Nuclear transient in a possibly active galaxy |
| AT2025xvc | 85.526933 | -67.018517 | 15.4 | 89.0 | Unknown | possibile bright nova or CV in LMC from GOTO,TNS |
| HE0413_4031 | 63.810269 | -40.394754 | 15.8 | 99.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| PMNJ0730-6602 | 112.706495 | -66.038578 | 16.4 | 93.0 | AGN | IAUZ Target |
| SN 2026Y | 220.399960 | -34.506497 | 16.5 | 71.0 | SN | Young nearby Type Ib supernova |
| Gaia23bzg | 195.332390 | -14.415280 | 16.7 | 99.0 | QSO | Brightening in known QSO |
| HE0435-4312 | 69.299139 | -43.101189 | 17.0 | 101.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
Last week's total of images processed: 3298 (2103 with success).
Last week's targets observed:
| camera | target_names |
|---|---|
| Adonis_G2-1600 | Gaia24dja, LS I +61 302 |
| EEye_QHY268M | Q0957+561_A, AT2025acft, Gaia24aup |
| Flarestar-MPC171_G2-1600 | GAIA DR3 2207162600835525760, TX Ori, Gaia DR3 2207274751021560576, OY Mon, AT2025abao |
| HAO50_QHY268M | AT2025acft |
| HAO68_G2-1600 | TCrB, ZTF18aarippg, 8C0716_714 |
| LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K | M1 |
| LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M | AT2022sxl |
| LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K | M1, AT2023ypt, AT2025abao |
| LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M | AT2022sxl |
| LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M | AT2022sxl, AT2025xvc |
| LCOGT-SS-1m_4K | AT2023ypt |
| LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M | AT2022sxl, AT2025xvc |
| LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K | SN 2026Y, AT2023ypt, SN 2025aico, AT2025abao, AT2023zgo |
| LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M | AT2022sxl, BL_Lac, SN2025iek, AT2025abao |
| MUOZdanice_C5A-150M | AM_Her, 8C0716_714 |
| OAUJ-CDK500_U47 | AT2025abao, Gaia24ayd, AT2025acft, Gaia24azc |
| ROAD40_FLI-KAF-16803 | EX Lup |
| RRRT_SBIG-STX16803 | AT2025abao |
| SOAB_ZWO-ASI2600MM | RUWE 18 star, SN 2025aico, SN2024afyu, Gaia DR3 2207192012773811328, Gaia24aqv, TYC 168-784-1, Gaia22efa, Gaia20bus, SDSSJ094533.99+100950.1, Gaia16aoz, Gaia24dfc, TCrB, AM_Her, LS I +61 302, EECep, 3C 138, Mkn590, HD216629, TT Ori, mrk1018, Gaia18bwz, TYC4282-930-1, Mrk 841 |
| SUTO-Otivar_ASI1600MM | TCrB, RXJ0441.0+4431, HD 98800, TDE2018mqa, ASASSN-24fw, 1H1936+541 (BD+53 2262), TYC 168-784-1, Gaia24bbw |
| Seestar-S30 | BL_Lac |
| Seestar-S50 | BL_Lac |
| UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO | AT2025xvc, PKS0454-234, Gaia24ala, TX Ori, TDE2025aarm, SDSSJ094533.99+100950.1, 2025eve, PMNJ0730-6602, ASASSN-25bv, V1787 Ori, Gaia22alz, HD 269006, SN 2025efc, AT2024aegq, AT2025xes, HE0413_4031, OY Mon, UX Ori, 3C 138, T Ori, TT Ori, Gaia23dgf |
Last week's fits uploads score (sorted by count)
| observatory-user | count |
|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROAD40_FLI-KAF-16803) | 1930 |
| Agata Wozniak (UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO) | 510 |
| Sebastian Kurowski (SOAB_ZWO-ASI2600MM) | 266 |
| Staszek Zola (OAUJ-CDK500_U47) | 136 |
| Adam Popowicz (SUTO-Otivar_ASI1600MM) | 66 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 59 |
| Marcin Michalski (Seestar-S50) | 42 |
| Jacek Drazkowski (Seestar-S50) | 36 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) | 28 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) | 27 |
| Jakub Kolář (MUOZdanice_C5A-150M) | 23 |
| Staszek Zola (RRRT_SBIG-STX16803) | 17 |
| Stephen M. Brincat (Flarestar-MPC171_G2-1600) | 16 |
| Jan Kåre Trandem Qvam (HAO68_G2-1600) | 15 |
| Sjoerd Dufoer (EEye_QHY268M) | 12 |
| Jan Kåre Trandem Qvam (HAO50_QHY268M) | 11 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M) | 11 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) | 10 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 10 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) | 10 |
| Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 8 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) | 8 |
| Franky Dubois (Adonis_G2-1600) | 8 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M) | 8 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) | 8 |
| Zbigniew Grabowski (Seestar-S50) | 6 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) | 4 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SAAO-40cm_QHY600M) | 3 |
| Zbigniew Grabowski (Seestar-S30) | 2 |
| Priscila Pessi (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) | 2 |
| Joysankar Majumdar (LCOGT-SS-40cm_QHY600M) | 2 |
| Lukasz Wyrzykowski (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) | 1 |
| name | count |
|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Hambsch | 1930 |
| Agata Wozniak | 510 |
| Sebastian Kurowski | 266 |
| Staszek Zola | 153 |
| Joysankar Majumdar | 127 |