Re: JN 9633 obs, NO 36868 and mystery object?

From: Patrick Schmeer (pasc1312-seesat@yahoo.de)
Date: Sun Sep 05 2010 - 10:39:56 UTC

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    Hi Jim,
     
    I think your culprit might be the variable star
    V Peg, which is located at R.A. 22h01m02.6s and
    decl. +06°07'11" (J2000.0). It is a Mira-type
    variable (Vmag= 7.0-15.0) with a period of
    302.35 days. According to the AAVSO database it
    is currently at mv= 8.7, see
    http://www.aavso.org/ql/results?auid=000-BCP-780
    
    I could not find any artificial satellite near
    your position, and the brightest asteroid within
    a 2 degree radius was (4254) Kamel at mag 15.2.
    
    > I checked for Geosats, (the object was
    > stationary), and saw none.
    
    A Geosat would not be stationary relative to
    the stars.
    
    Maybe you can check the field in one of the coming
    nights?
    
    Best wishes,
    Patrick
    
    --- Jim Nix <jim@sat-tracks.org> wrote:
    > Uncharted object?
    > While searching for 36868 in the vicinity
    > of TYC 0564-01643-1 and TYC 0564-00314-1 I
    > observed an object of the same magnitude as
    > the TYC's, 9.5 BT, that does not appear on
    > Heavensat, Cartes du Ciel or Skymap charts
    > to mag 13.0.  The object was perpendicular
    > to a line between the two TYC's and about
    > 11-13 minutes out from said line forming a
    > right triangle with the TYC's, (which are
    > 10'58" apart). I checked for Geosats, (the
    > object was stationary), and saw none.  
    > Checking Cartes Du Ciels 500 asteroids and
    > 204 comets I note none in the FOV or near
    > the FOV.  That leaves an asteroid not in
    > the data bases I have access to or other
    > object as the culprit.  Location is at
    > 22 01 8.9 +06 05 24.3  at 9.5 mag, observed
    > from 06 23 00 to 06 33 00 UT.  Any feedback
    > or confirmation of the object would be 
    > appreciated.
    > 
    > Clear Skies
    > ------------------------------------------------------
    >     |  Lewisville,TX  Lat: 
    > 33.02064N, Long:96.99822W, Alt. 153m 
    >     |  
    > JIM |  Hazy,  LM 9.9 to 11.7     
    >     UTC:-5        Sept. 05  UTC
    > NIX---------------------------------------------------
    
    
    
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