Proposal #284

Proposer (37929) Peter Bealo (pbealo@comcast.net) obscode: BPEC
Assigned To(3663) Dirk Terrell
Date SubmittedSept. 22, 2022
StatusDeclined
PriorityNormal
Proposal

Name: Peter Bealo
Code: BPEC
Observation Use: Help characterize expected Oct 2022 flare event. See: https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.08360
Use of Data: Submit to AAVSO Database after VPhot analysis
I request that images be sent to VPhot
Target Star: OJ 287
Magnitude Range: 12.5 ā€“ 17 mag (now at 15mag V)
Comp Stars: from X28212Dā€“ 124, 128, etc. Many comp stars in BVR and I. I'll deal with these in VPhot
Observation Cadence: Daily if time is available
Filters Required: B, V, R, I
Number of Exposures per Run: 3X per filter
Exposure Times: Site Owner's Best Guess initially, will review following 1st observing run. Looking for SNR of 100 at V mag 16
Start Date: 9/23/2022
End Date: TBD

Target Name Right Ascension Declination Minimum Magnitude Maximum Magnitude Keep Proprietary Proposal
OJ 287 08:54:48.88 +20:06:30.6 17 V 12.5 V

Targets
Target RA (H.HH) Dec (D.DD) Magnitude Telescope Observation Frequency Expiration Date Proprietary Term
OJ 287 8.913578 20.10850 17.0–12.0 No

Comments

(3663) Dirk Terrell — Sept. 23, 2022, 8:38 p.m.

Gary Poyner garypoyner@gmail.com has an existing project to observe this target. You might contact him to explore collaboration options.

(37929) Peter Bealo — Sept. 23, 2022, 10:03 p.m.

Thanks Dirk, I didn't realize...

Peter

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