Greetings from the BHTOM Automated Newsletter!
As of 2025-02-24 09:33:51.214455+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 |
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SN2024afyu | 258.429383 | 7.625256 | 14.4 | 80.0 | SN | Possible long-term SN II at its peak |
SN2025bof | 299.147242 | 50.239614 | 16.2 | 68.0 | SN | Possible SNIa in nearby galaxy |
TDE2025bri | 212.668492 | -10.799167 | 17.4 | 121.0 | TDE | TDE-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 |
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LS I +61 302 | 40.131935 | 61.229332 | 9.5 | 86.0 | Unknown | Be-star with unknown compact companion |
2S0114+65 | 19.511240 | 65.291619 | 9.6 | 81.0 | XRB | Supergiant X-ray binary |
RXJ0146.9+6121 | 26.750885 | 61.356573 | 10.5 | 81.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
TCrB | 239.875676 | 25.920170 | 10.6 | 101.0 | Nova | recurent nova predicted to explode 2024/2025 |
RXJ0441.0+4431 | 70.247207 | 44.530349 | 10.7 | 99.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
Gaia24dja | 96.869670 | 3.873100 | 11.3 | 120.0 | Unknown | Small rise in galactic plane source, possible microlensing or Be star |
IGRJ06074+2205 | 91.860884 | 22.096600 | 12.1 | 116.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
AM_Her | 274.055228 | 49.867989 | 13.1 | 81.0 | CV | Target for joint optical-radio observations |
4U0115+63 | 19.633210 | 63.742520 | 13.7 | 80.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
8C0716_714 | 110.472701 | 71.343434 | 14.0 | 112.0 | QSO | high cadence variability suspected |
Mrk 841 | 226.004963 | 10.437732 | 14.4 | 112.0 | AGN | changinglook AGN |
Gaia22efa | 67.656210 | 35.842100 | 14.8 | 96.0 | YSO | Brightening in candidate YSO. After initial accretion burst the brightness started to rise slowly. |
Gaia18bwz | 174.611270 | 3.368310 | 15.4 | 162.0 | CV | Known dwarf nova QZ Vir in outburst |
NGC5683-Seyfert | 218.718578 | 48.661870 | 15.6 | 116.0 | AGN | active nucleus of a nearby galaxy for frequent monitoring |
SN 2024igg | 227.378793 | 54.505622 | 16.1 | 109.0 | SN | Astro-COLIBRI target |
Gaia24ala | 86.808830 | 0.152040 | 16.6 | 109.0 | YSO | Dimming in candidate YSO |
Gaia24bux | 347.418150 | 62.482960 | 16.9 | 72.0 | YSO | Brightening in Gaia and Wise source, possibly new young eruptive star |
ASASSN-24fw | 106.329000 | 6.205306 | 17.0 | 129.0 | 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 |
AR UMa | 168.935790 | 42.972890 | 17.0 | 145.0 | CV | CV currently in long outburst, observe densely |
ZTF18aarippg | 217.566838 | 23.062372 | 17.0 | 121.0 | QSO | Tick-Tok possibly merging Super Massive Black Hole binary |
AT2024kwu | 102.933583 | 44.352167 | 17.1 | 122.0 | Microlensing Event | Candidate long microlensing event from Chinese KATS survey, KATS24H008. |
Gaia23dgt | 204.096070 | 25.538710 | 17.2 | 133.0 | QSO | Brightening in Gaia source coincident with Seyfert I galaxy |
AT2021aeuk | 243.249342 | 42.327847 | 17.7 | 99.0 | Unknown | Weird repeating flaring nucleus of a galaxy |
AT2024as | 151.276333 | 17.489181 | 17.8 | 170.0 | TDE | nuclear transient of ePESSTO |
Gaia24cjg | 303.691375 | 69.701611 | 17.8 | 83.0 | YSO | Possibly new young eruptive star |
name | ra | dec | mag_last | sun_separation | classification | description |
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Gaia24ccj | 260.245940 | -43.419650 | 11.1 | 74.0 | Unknown | bright blue gal.plane source candidate microlensing event or Be-type outburst rises by 0.2 mag |
T Ori | 83.960201 | -5.476368 | 11.6 | 105.0 | YSO | Herbig AeBe star, YSO |
MXB0656-072 | 104.572033 | -7.209779 | 11.9 | 125.0 | XRB | Be X-ray binary |
Gaia24ccy | 243.402110 | -25.063310 | 12.9 | 89.0 | YSO | known YSO brightens by 2 mag |
Gaia19dbf | 178.699417 | -64.491850 | 13.7 | 104.0 | Unknown | Possibly a YSO |
V1787 Ori | 84.538767 | -6.821276 | 13.9 | 106.0 | YSO | Herbig Ae/Be Star |
TT Ori | 83.819730 | -4.762387 | 14.0 | 105.0 | YSO | eruptive variable, Orion type |
V416Ori | 83.838583 | -5.703439 | 15.1 | 105.0 | YSO | variable YSO |
V1725 Sco | 256.693920 | -35.468560 | 15.3 | 77.0 | Nova | Astro-COLIBRI target |
Gaia24amo | 249.148921 | -53.749919 | 15.3 | 81.0 | Microlensing Event | candidate microlensing event, possibly going for second rise! |
Gaia24dgn | 264.019000 | -51.888140 | 15.5 | 72.0 | Unknown | microlensing candidate |
Gaia23dfq | 89.435410 | -13.676040 | 15.7 | 109.0 | YSO | Possibly new eruptive YSO |
Gaia21bja | 241.058958 | -21.487719 | 15.8 | 92.0 | YSO | highly varying YSO |
HE0413_4031 | 63.810269 | -40.394754 | 15.8 | 81.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
Gaia24bzq | 240.752570 | -55.539170 | 15.8 | 86.0 | Unknown | candidate microlensing event |
GRB 250204A | 108.230000 | -23.780000 | 15.8 | 122.0 | Unknown | Astro-COLIBRI target |
Gaia25aao | 172.538810 | -13.748780 | 16.1 | 152.0 | SN | Confirmed SN Ia |
Gaia24bcb | 253.318940 | -43.191960 | 16.3 | 79.0 | Unknown | Brightening in candidate YSO |
SN2024adxu | 220.272308 | -17.477025 | 16.3 | 112.0 | SN | Nearby Supernova Type II |
SN 2024ggi | 169.592047 | -32.837582 | 16.3 | 136.0 | SN | Astro-COLIBRI target, Supernova, still visible |
PMNJ0730-6602 | 112.706495 | -66.038578 | 16.5 | 98.0 | AGN | IAUZ Target |
AT2024eff | 87.924542 | -19.218400 | 16.6 | 106.0 | Unknown | possible nuclear transient, TDE candidate |
PKS0454-234 | 74.263250 | -23.414450 | 16.6 | 93.0 | QSO | long time monitoring for ROTUZ team |
Gaia23bzg | 195.332390 | -14.415280 | 16.7 | 135.0 | QSO | Brightening in known QSO |
CTS_C30.10 | 71.833281 | -45.627319 | 16.7 | 86.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
AT2024ablg | 86.040737 | -51.411406 | 16.8 | 94.0 | Unknown | Bright candidate for TDE |
Gaia24dcm | 188.347600 | -63.472310 | 16.9 | 103.0 | Unknown | candidate microlensing event or YSO |
AT2024aegq | 84.200821 | -57.355289 | 16.9 | 91.0 | TDE | featurless TDE, ePESSTO+ target |
HE0435-4312 | 69.299139 | -43.101189 | 16.9 | 85.0 | QSO | Long term variable quasar for monitoring |
SN2024afav | 192.300204 | -18.103506 | 17.1 | 136.0 | SN | Very nearby SNSL-I, just after the peak |
AT2023xbu | 58.991412 | -16.412656 | 17.2 | 79.0 | AGN | candidate repeating TDE, other name ZTF22abveoak, ePESSTO target |
Gaia24cby | 246.928600 | -42.522380 | 17.3 | 84.0 | Unknown | red target gets brighter, candidate microlensing event near bulge |
S250205ee | 118.979058 | -54.532822 | 17.5 | 108.0 | Unknown | Astro-COLIBRI target |
SN2013bw | 161.718208 | -1.390811 | 17.6 | 168.0 | SN | close to SN2024hw |
AT2024vip | 80.208787 | -20.542286 | 17.9 | 99.0 | Unknown | TDE |
Last week's total of images processed: 3272 (3156 with success).
Last week's targets observed:
camera | target_names |
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ASV0.4_SBIG6303 | 4U0115+63, 2S0114+65, Gaia23dqt |
Adonis_G2-1600 | LS I +61 302 |
EEye_QHY268M | Gaia24dja, Gaia24bmk, Gaia24cvd, Gaia24dfv, Gaia24aup, AT2024kwu, Gaia23dqt, Gaia24dcs |
Flarestar-MPC171_G2-1600 | TT Ori, LS I +61 302, TCrB |
GoChile-GoT1_ASI6200 | CTS_C30.10, Gaia24ala, HE0413_4031, PMNJ0730-6602, Gaia24aeh, AT2024aegq, AT2024eff, Gaia24dcm, PKS0454-234, SN 2024ggi, TCrB, Gaia24dcc, Gaia25aao, SN2024afav, AT2025mb, HE0435-4312, AT2025ahn, SN2024adxu |
HAO68_G2-1600 | SN2025bof, 8C0716_714, Gaia24bmk, AT2025aiv, SN2024afpg, Gaia24dov, TCrB, LS I +61 302, AT2025aox, AT2024kwu, TabbysStar, SN2024iss, ZTF18aarippg, Gaia24dcs |
LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K | Gaia23dta, Gaia24amo, Gaia24bzq, Gaia24cfg, V1725 Sco, Gaia24dqo, Gaia23dpi, Gaia24dcm, Gaia24ata |
LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M | TCrB |
LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K | AT2024kwu |
LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M | TCrB |
LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K | Gaia24ata, Gaia24dqo, Gaia23dpi |
LCOGT-SS-1m_4K | Gaia24cbq, Gaia24asr, Gaia24alk, Gaia24amo, Gaia24bzq, Gaia24cfg, V1725 Sco, Gaia24bsi |
LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M | TCrB |
OAUJ-CDK500_F42 | 8C0716_714, Gaia18bwz, LS I +61 302, AT2025aox, AT2024kwu, 4U0115+63 |
OAUJ-CDK500_U47 | Gaia18bwz |
OAUJ-TEL50_IXON888 | SN2025bof, Gaia18bwz, AM_Her, SN2024afyu |
PIWNICE90_C4-16000EC | Gaia22efp, Gaia21bkw, Gaia24dja, Gaia24cjg, Gaia22efa, LS I +61 302, ASASSN-24fw, TCrB, AT2024kwu |
ROAD_QHY600M | Gaia24ala, ASASSN-21qj, T Ori, Gaia19fct, Gaia19eyy, Gaia23dnm, ASASSN-24fw, AT2025ahn |
TJO_MEIA3 | Gaia24bux, Gaia18bwz, Gaia23dgt, AT2024yqo, Gaia23dgf, AT2024as, TCrB, LS I +61 302, AT2023zgo, Gaia24aup, AT2024kwu, ZTF18aarippg, Gaia23dqt |
UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO | TCrB |
ZAO_G2-1600 | TCrB |
Last week's fits uploads score (sorted by count)
observatory-user | count |
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Agnieszka Gurgul (PIWNICE90_C4-16000EC) | 783 |
Franz-Josef Hambsch (ROAD_QHY600M) | 490 |
Josep Manel Carrasco (TJO_MEIA3) | 371 |
Sebastian Kurowski (OAUJ-TEL50_IXON888) | 366 |
Charles Galdies (ZAO_G2-1600) | 355 |
Jan Kåre Trandem Qvam (HAO68_G2-1600) | 299 |
Stephen M. Brincat (Flarestar-MPC171_G2-1600) | 146 |
Mateusz Bronikowski (GoChile-GoT1_ASI6200) | 113 |
Yauheni Stsefanenka (OAUJ-CDK500_F42) | 68 |
Alicja Pucek (OAUJ-CDK500_F42) | 67 |
Sjoerd Dufoer (EEye_QHY268M) | 46 |
Milan Stojanović (ASV0.4_SBIG6303) | 36 |
Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-CTIO-1m_4K) | 31 |
Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-MCD-40cm_QHY600M) | 27 |
Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-Teide-40cm_QHY600M) | 15 |
Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) | 14 |
Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-HO-40cm_QHY600M) | 12 |
Rachel Street (LCOGT-MCD-1m_4K) | 12 |
Uliana Pylypenko (LCOGT-SAAO-1m_4K) | 8 |
Rachel Street (LCOGT-SS-1m_4K) | 6 |
Franky Dubois (Adonis_G2-1600) | 4 |
Michal Zejmo (UZPW50_Chile_QHY268PRO) | 2 |
Alicja Pucek (OAUJ-CDK500_U47) | 1 |
name | count |
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Agnieszka Gurgul | 783 |
Franz-Josef Hambsch | 490 |
Josep Manel Carrasco | 371 |
Sebastian Kurowski | 366 |
Charles Galdies | 355 |