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CCD Images - Session 860 (2021-02-18)

Objects Session Notes
Bullet Nova Per 2020 - Nova (V1112 Per, AT 2020abap)
   
Bullet AT 2021ckv - Type YSO Transient  (GCVS PR Ori)
Bullet AT 2021dbp - Type CV Transient
   
Bullet KUG 1206+328 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020aeps
   
Bullet NGC 3277 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-359)
Bullet NGC 4631 - Spiral Galaxy with Type LRN Transient AT 2021biy
   
Bullet SN 2021xn - Type Ia Supernova in PGC 6041
   
Bullet UGCA 174 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 27828)
   
Bullet UGC 3502 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2021cwc
Bullet UGC 5760 - Spiral Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2020zoq
Bullet UGC 7170 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 38748)
   
Bullet Variable Stars (photometric monitoring)
- RX And, U Gem, GK Per

   
Bullet Nearby Stars (astrometric monitoring)
- None
  
   
- All Night session (11.4 hours)
- Main aims of the session were to acquire a selection of variable star, nearby star and comet targets and deep sky targets as cloud/showers allowed, acquire images of the gravitionally lensed quasar known as Andromeda's Parachute and to test new feature and bugs fixes in AstroMain 3.35.9
- 12" LX200 + ST-10XME for imaging
- TS 80mm APO + ZWO ASI178MC for guiding & imaging
- Ambient Temperature: -4°C (min)
- CCD Temperature:  -25/-30°C
- Notes from 2021-02-18 >>
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Nova Per 2020 - Nova (V1112 Per, AT 2020abap)

Nova Per 2020 (Perseus)
Nova in Perseus discovered 2020/11/25.807
[ Novae ]
Nova Per 2020 discovered independently by Seiji Ueda and Stanislav Korotkiy et al
AT 2020abap (Type: CV) reported 2020/11/27.230 UT by PGIR
Alias: N Per 2020 , PGIR20fbf, TCP J04291888+4354233, TCP J04291884+4354232, V1112 Per
 
Nova Per 2020 - 2021-02-19 (T+85.2d)
Image below (2021-02-19.003) was taken 85.2 days after discovery of Nova
Nova is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude +15.2
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
3 x 90s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 00:09 UT (#860033-37)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of Nova Per 2020 on Novae Page >>
 

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AT 2021ckv - Type YSO Transient  (GCVS PR Ori)

AT 2021ckv / PR Ori  (Orion)
AT 2021ckv (Type: YSO) discovered 2021/02/08.759 UT by Gaia
Alias: Gaia21arx, GCVS PR Ori
 
AT 2021ckv / PR Ori - 2021-02-18 (T+10.2d)
Image below (2021-02-18.958) was taken 10.2 days after discovery of 2021ckv
Position of reported YSO Type Transient is shown by white cross-hairs.
Measured Magnitude +11.14 (vs normal range of +12.2 to +13.6)
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (50% size, linear scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-18 23:07 UT (#860010-14)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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AT 2021dbp - Type CV Transient

AT 2021dbp (Auriga)
AT 2021dbp (Type: CV) discovered 2021/02/14.535 UT by Gaia
Alias: Gaia21auv,  GSC 2374:280
 ( Rochester Supernova site |  Gaia21auv )
Based on Gaia Alert at magnitude +10.04
 
AT 2021dbp - 2021-02-19 (T+4.5d)
Image below (2021-02-19.014) was taken 4.5 days after discovery of 2021dbp
CV is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured Magnitude +10.3 vs GSC magnitude  +10.2
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
2 x 60s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 00:21 UT (#860040-41)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of AT 2021dbp on Transients 2021 Page >>

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KUG 1206+328 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2020aeps

KUG 1206+328 with SN 2020aeps (Coma Berenices)
SN 2020aeps (Type: Ia) discovered 2020/12/29.904 UT by XOSS
Alias: XM25HT, ZTF20adagenq, Gaia21adn
 (Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image  )
 
KUG 1206+328 with SN 2020aeps - 2021-02-19 (T+51.1d)
Image below (2021-02-19.053) was taken 51.1 days after discovery of 2020aeps
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude +16.3
Image
CCD Image  (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 120s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 01:22 UT (#860063-67)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020aeps (KUG 1206+328) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>
 

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NGC 3277 - Spiral Galaxy (Herschel II-359)

NGC 3277 (Leo Minor)
Deep Sky Challenge, Associated Object, May 2020
Member of LGG 197, Alias: Herschel II-359
[ Deep Sky Challanges (Ast.Now)Herschel 400 Objects ]
Galaxy looks more like an elliptical galaxy rather than a spiral one !

Other galaxies in same field of view are
PGC 1840215 (catalog mag +17.4), PGC 1837440 (catalog mag +17.9)
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 01:04 UT (#860055-59)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
NGC 3277  -  Detail
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
Image
False Colour CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
Inverse Spectrum
Image details as above
 
NGC 3277  -  Earlier Image (2021-01-06)
Image
CCD Image (100% size, log scale, cropped)
180s exposure (single frame), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-01-06 22:19 UT (#846118)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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NGC 4631 - Spiral Galaxy with Type LRN Transient AT 2021biy

NGC 4631 with AT 2021biy (Canes Venatici)
AT 2021biy (Type: LRN) discovered 2021/01/29.559 UT by ATLAS
Alias: ATLAS21dfy (Discovery Note)
 (Rochester Supernova site | Odd Trondal image | Nick James image )

LRN = Luminous Red Nova [ LRN Transients ]
 
NGC 4631 with AT 2021biy - 2021-02-19 (T+20.5d)
Image below (2021-02-19.081) was taken 20.5 days after discovery of 2021biy
LRN shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude +16.6
Image 
Annotated CCD Image  (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 02:05 UT (#860077-81)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of AT 2021biy (NGC 4631) on Transients 2021 Page >>

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SN 2021xn - Type Ia Supernova in PGC 6041

SN 2021xn (Perseus)
Faint Galaxy (PGC 6041, SDSS J013751.16+533958.8, catalog mag +16.1)
with Type Ia Supernova
[ Supernovae ]

SN 2021xn (Type: Ia) discovered 2021/01/10.158 UT by ZTF
Alias: ZTF21aacvhsc
 (Rochester Supernova site | Claudio Balcon image  )
 
PGC 6041 with SN 2021xn - 2021-02-18 (T+39.8d)
Image below (2021-02-18.988) was taken 39.8 days after discovery of 2021xn
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured Magnitude +15.8  (? combined  )
(magnitude based on WCS link on cropped image using GSC stars)
(too many stars for full frame WCS Link using UCAC stars)
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-18 23:51 UT (#860026-30)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2021xn (PGC 6041) on Supernovae 2021 Page >>

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UGCA 174 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 27828)

UGCA 174 (Sextans)
Alias: PGC 27828 (catalog mag +14.9)
  [ UGCA Galaxies ]
Image
 CCD Image  (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 00:41 UT (#860047-51)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGCA 174 - Earlier Image (2021-02-16)
Image
CCD Image  (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-16 23:21 UT (#859120-22)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
UGCA 174 - Earlier Wider View Image (2021-02-16)
Image 
Annotated CCD Image  (50% size, square root scale)
Image details as above
 

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UGC 3502 - Spiral Galaxy with Type Ia Supernova 2021cwc

UGC 3502 with SN 2021cwc (Camelopardalis)
SN 2021cwc (Type Ia, z=0.021) discovered 2021/02/13.381 UT by ATLAS
Alias: ATLAS21flz
 ( Rochester Supernova site |  Giancarlo Cortini image | Odd Trondal image )
 
UGC 3502 with SN 2021cwc - 2021-02-18 (T+5.6d)
Image below (2021-02-18.973) was taken 5.6 days after discovery of 2021cwc
SN is shown by white cross hairs.    Est Mag +16.3
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (150% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-18 23:30 UT (#860018-22)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2021cwc (UGC 3502) on Supernovae 2021 Page >>

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UGC 5760 - Spiral Galaxy with Type II Supernova 2020zoq

UGC 5760 w/SN 2020zoq (Leo)
SN 2020zoq (Type II, z=0.0, zhost=0.010040) discovered 2020/11/14.561 by ASAS-SN
 (Rochester Supernova site | Discovery Image | TNS 2020zoq )
 
 
UGC 5760 w/SN 2020zoq - 2021-02-19 (T+96.5d)
Image below (2021-02-19.096) was taken 96.5 days after discovery of 2020zoq
SN is shown by white cross hairs.  Measured magnitude ?
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 02:27 UT (#860084-88)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
UGC 5760 with SN 2020zoq - Earlier Image 2020-11-22 (T+11.7d)
Image below (2020-11-26.219) was taken 11.7 days after discovery of SN 2020zoq
SN is shown by white cross hairs.   Measured magnitude +15.75
Image
Annotated CCD Image  (125% size, square root scale, cropped)
4 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-11-26 05:16 UT (#833235-39)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Images of SN 2020zoq (UGC 5760) on Supernovae 2020 Page >>

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UGC 7170 - Spiral Galaxy (PGC 38748)

UGC 7170 / PGC 38748 (Coma Berenices)
[ Flat Galaxies
Image
Annotated CCD Image (50% size, square root scale)
5 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2021-02-19 01:43 UT (#860070-74)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 
Image
CCD Image (100% size, square root scale, cropped)
Image details as above
 
UGC 7170 / PGC 38748 - Earlier Image (2020-04-13)
Note: Images affected by poor skies / thin cloud.
Image
CCD Image (100% size, linear scale, cropped)
3 x 180s exposure (average combine), 3x3 binning, C Filter
2020-04-13 22:49 UT (#767041-43)
12" LX200R (at f/10.4) + ST-10XME
Auto-guided using TS 80mm APO, ZWO ASI178MC & PHD2
 

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