Greetings from the BHTOM Automated Newsletter!
As of 2024-12-30 08:22:37.683980+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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Dor | 79.559821 | -69.250319 | 11.3 | 86.0 | Variable star-other | evolved supergiant star |
| Gaia24dtj | 261.122100 | -71.308090 | 18.3 | 49.0 | Unknown | candidate for microlensing event |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2S0114+65 | 19.511240 | 65.291619 | 9.6 | 115.0 | XRB | Supergiant X-ray binary |
| LS I +61 302 | 40.131935 | 61.229332 | 9.6 | 125.0 | Unknown | Be-star with unknown compact companion |
| 4U2206+54 | 331.984320 | 54.518447 | 10.8 | 90.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| Gaia24dja | 96.869670 | 3.873100 | 11.3 | 161.0 | Unknown | Small rise in galactic plane source, possible microlensing or Be star |
| RXJ0441.0+4431 | 70.247207 | 44.530349 | 11.5 | 148.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| RXJ0146.9+6121 | 26.750885 | 61.356573 | 11.5 | 118.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| IGRJ06074+2205 | 91.860884 | 22.096600 | 11.7 | 173.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| 8C0716_714 | 110.472701 | 71.343434 | 13.1 | 131.0 | QSO | high cadence variability suspected |
| BL_Lac | 330.680381 | 42.277772 | 13.9 | 81.0 | BL Lac | famous variable blazar |
| IGRJ21343+4738 | 323.584883 | 47.633391 | 14.2 | 81.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| SAXJ2103.5+4545 | 315.898792 | 45.751547 | 14.3 | 76.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| GROJ2058+42 | 314.698071 | 41.776995 | 14.6 | 73.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| 4U0115+63 | 19.633210 | 63.742520 | 14.7 | 115.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| Gaia22efa | 67.656210 | 35.842100 | 14.8 | 150.0 | YSO | Brightening in candidate YSO. After initial accretion burst the brightness started to rise slowly. |
| ZTF18aarippg | 217.566838 | 23.062372 | 15.5 | 76.0 | QSO | Tick-Tok possibly merging Super Massive Black Hole binary |
| AR UMa | 168.935790 | 42.972890 | 15.6 | 120.0 | CV | CV currently in long outburst, observe densely |
| NGC5683-Seyfert | 218.718578 | 48.661870 | 15.7 | 90.0 | AGN | active nucleus of a nearby galaxy for frequent monitoring |
| Gaia18bwz | 174.611270 | 3.368310 | 16.1 | 105.0 | CV | Known dwarf nova QZ Vir in outburst |
| SN 2024igg | 227.378793 | 54.505622 | 16.5 | 90.0 | SN | Astro-COLIBRI target |
| Gaia24ala | 86.808830 | 0.152040 | 16.6 | 154.0 | YSO | Dimming in candidate YSO |
| SN2024iss | 194.775567 | 28.811831 | 16.7 | 97.0 | Unknown | SN II |
| Gaia24bux | 347.418150 | 62.482960 | 16.9 | 101.0 | YSO | Brightening in Gaia and Wise source, possibly new young eruptive star |
| AT2024yqo | 122.802017 | 20.380400 | 17.0 | 158.0 | Unknown | TDE |
| ASASSN-24fw | 106.329000 | 6.205306 | 17.0 | 162.0 | Star | A MS star + IR excess that experienced a 2.5mag deep flux decrease (ATLAS/ASASSN). Needs BVRI (ZYJHK if available) monitoring for relative brightness in egress please |
| Gaia23dgt | 204.096070 | 25.538710 | 17.2 | 88.0 | QSO | Brightening in Gaia source coincident with Seyfert I galaxy |
| AM_Her | 274.055228 | 49.867989 | 17.5 | 73.0 | CV | Target for joint optical-radio observations |
| SDSSJ094533.99+100950.1 | 146.391622 | 10.163917 | 17.7 | 133.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| SDSS J013136.44+130331.0 | 22.901854 | 13.058618 | 17.7 | 107.0 | QSO | Candidate for lensed QSO |
| AT2024kwu | 102.933583 | 44.352167 | 17.8 | 159.0 | Microlensing Event | Candidate long microlensing event from Chinese KATS survey, KATS24H008. |
| AT2021aeuk | 243.249342 | 42.327847 | 17.9 | 73.0 | Unknown | Weird repeating flaring nucleus of a galaxy |
| name | ra | dec | mag_last | sun_separation | classification | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T Ori | 83.960201 | -5.476368 | 10.9 | 148.0 | YSO | Herbig AeBe star, YSO |
| MXB0656-072 | 104.572033 | -7.209779 | 11.9 | 149.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
| V1787 Ori | 84.538767 | -6.821276 | 12.8 | 147.0 | YSO | Herbig Ae/Be Star |
| TT Ori | 83.819730 | -4.762387 | 12.9 | 148.0 | YSO | eruptive variable, Orion type |
| Gaia19dbf | 178.699417 | -64.491850 | 13.6 | 74.0 | Unknown | Possibly a YSO |
| Mkn590 | 33.639835 | -0.766717 | 13.9 | 112.0 | QSO | Flaring quasar |
| V416Ori | 83.838583 | -5.703439 | 14.5 | 147.0 | YSO | variable YSO |
| mrk1018 | 31.566619 | -0.291455 | 15.3 | 110.0 | AGN | changinglook AGN |
| Gaia20dwt | 32.462220 | -63.311000 | 15.7 | 79.0 | Nova | outburst in known dwarf nova |
| Gaia23dfq | 89.435410 | -13.676040 | 16.0 | 142.0 | YSO | Possibly new eruptive YSO |
| HE0413_4031 | 63.810269 | -40.394754 | 16.1 | 108.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| AT2024aegq | 84.200821 | -57.355289 | 16.5 | 98.0 | TDE | featurless TDE, ePESSTO+ target |
| PMNJ0730-6602 | 112.706495 | -66.038578 | 16.5 | 90.0 | AGN | IAUZ Target |
| Gaia23bzg | 195.332390 | -14.415280 | 16.6 | 79.0 | QSO | Brightening in known QSO |
| CTS_C30.10 | 71.833281 | -45.627319 | 16.7 | 107.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| AT2024ablg | 86.040737 | -51.411406 | 16.9 | 105.0 | Unknown | Bright candidate for TDE |
| HE0435-4312 | 69.299139 | -43.101189 | 16.9 | 108.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
| AT2024eff | 87.924542 | -19.218400 | 17.0 | 136.0 | Unknown | possible nuclear transient, TDE candidate |
| PKS0454-234 | 74.263250 | -23.414450 | 17.1 | 127.0 | QSO | long time monitoring for ROTUZ team |
| AT2024zkr | 28.595650 | -5.997339 | 17.2 | 105.0 | AGN | BFF candidate, spectrum shows HeII and NIII, ePESSTO+ target |
| AT2023xbu | 58.991412 | -16.412656 | 17.4 | 124.0 | AGN | candidate repeating TDE, other name ZTF22abveoak, ePESSTO target |
| Gaia24atg | 172.285140 | -60.506130 | 17.5 | 78.0 | Unknown | candidate faint microlensing |
| SN2013bw | 161.718208 | -1.390811 | 17.5 | 115.0 | SN | close to SN2024hw |
| AT2024vip | 80.208787 | -20.542286 | 17.9 | 132.0 | Unknown | TDE |
Last week's total of images processed: 9129 (9014 with success).
Last week's targets observed:
| camera | target_names |
|---|---|
| CAHA1.23_ASI461MM | Gaia24ala, SN 2024igg, SN2024gy, AT2024yqo |
| EEye_QHY268M | Gaia23dqt, Gaia24dfv, AT2024kwu, Gaia24dja, Gaia24aup, Gaia24bmk |
| GoChile-GoT1_ASI6200 | PKS0454-234, AT2024zkr |
| HAO68_G2-1600 | TCrB, Gaia20cda, LS I +61 302, Gaia23crp, 8C0716_714, AT2024kwu, ZTF18aarippg, SN2024iss, Gaia24aup, Gaia24bnd, TabbysStar |
| LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M | BL_Lac |
| LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K | AT2024kwu |
| LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M | BL_Lac |
| LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K | Gaia24bsi, Gaia24ata, Gaia24awh, Gaia24dcm, Gaia24avx, Gaia24atg |
| LCOGT-SS-1m_4K | Gaia23dta, Gaia24bsi, Gaia24ata, Gaia24awh, Gaia24bwb, Gaia24dcm |
| LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K | AT2024zkr, AT2024kwu, NGC7479 |
| OAUJ-CDK500_F42 | Mkn590, LS I +61 302, AT2024kwu |
| PIWNICE90_C4-16000EC | Gaia20azc, ZTF18aarippg, Gaia24acn |
| ROAD_FLI-KAF-16803 | HD 269006, S Dor, T Ori |
| ROAD_QHY600M | ASASSN-21qj, Gaia23dnm, Gaia24dcc, Gaia19eyy, Gaia24dhn, T Ori, Gaia24dja, OY Mon, Gaia24ala, Gaia20dwt, Gaia19fct, ASASSN-24fw, Gaia17bpl |
| SOAB_ZWO-ASI294MC-Pro | TT Ori, T Ori, Gaia24dja, Gaia18bwz, 4U0115+63, MXB0656-072, SN 2024igg, mrk1018, IGRJ06074+2205, RXJ0441.0+4431, AM_Her, TCrB, Gaia23dqt, AT2024kwu, V416Ori, LS I +61 302, SDSS_J154329.47+335908.6, TX Ori, ZTF18aarippg, Mkn590, SN2024iss, UX Ori |
Last week's fits uploads score (sorted by count)
| observatory-user | count |
|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROAD_FLI-KAF-16803) | 6241 |
| Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROAD_QHY600M) | 2053 |
| Sebastian Kurowski (SOAB_ZWO-ASI294MC-Pro) | 399 |
| Jan Kåre Trandem Qvam (HAO68_G2-1600) | 103 |
| Sjoerd Dufoer (EEye_QHY268M) | 76 |
| Rachel Street (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) | 42 |
| Rachel Street (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) | 32 |
| Barbara Joachimczyk (PIWNICE90_C4-16000EC) | 28 |
| Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) | 27 |
| Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K) | 18 |
| Martina Larma (CAHA1.23_ASI461MM) | 17 |
| Rachel Street (LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K) | 17 |
| Alicja Pucek (OAUJ-CDK500_F42) | 12 |
| Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 12 |
| Yauheni Stsefanenka (OAUJ-CDK500_F42) | 12 |
| Rachel Street (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 12 |
| Nada Ihanec (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 10 |
| Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) | 6 |
| Eduardo Concepcion (GoChile-GoT1_ASI6200) | 4 |
| Fraser Lewis (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) | 4 |
| Fraser Lewis (LCOGT-Teide-1m_4K) | 3 |
| Fraser Lewis (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) | 1 |
| name | count |
|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Hambsch | 8294 |
| Sebastian Kurowski | 399 |
| Rachel Street | 103 |
| Jan Kåre Trandem Qvam | 103 |
| Sjoerd Dufoer | 76 |