Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams

CBAT "Transient Object Followup Reports"

PSN J01074624-1730296

PSN J01074624-1730296   2011 07 20.36  *  01 07 46.24 -17 30 29.6  18.2 K  3.6E  6.9S  IC1623A   9 0

2011 07 27.593

This object was observed by P. Miller, P. Roche, A. Tripp, R. Miles, R. Holmes, S. Foglia, L. Buzzi with the 2.0-m f/10 Faulkes Telescope North (FTN) at Haleakala, Hawaii. A single 120-s image, taken with R-Bessell filter in 1.1" seeing, shows an object (not present in DSS images) which has position end figures 46s.31, 28".9 and red magnitude around 18 (PPMXL catalogue). A much brighter source however, also not present in DSS images, is seen at position end figures 46s.73, 27".8 and red mag 17.0 in 2" aperture. Image posted at URL: http://www.astrogeo.va.it/pub/TOCP/PSN_I1623A.jpg

2011 08 03.592

This target was observed by P. Miller, P. Roche, A. Tripp, R. Miles, R. Holmes, S. Foglia, L. Buzzi with the 2.0-m f/10 Faulkes Telescope North + CCD + Bessell R filter in 1".2 seeing. In a single 60 seconds image the object has position end figures 46s.31, 28".7 and magnitude 18.3 R (PPMXL catalogue) using a 1".0 aperture. Its magnitude did not changed since our follow-up observation on 2011/07/27.