AAVSO Alert Notice 174: ORFEUS mission update and various monitoring requests

Active Dates: July 22, 1993 – July 31, 1993


Abstract:

This observing campaign provides updates on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launch for the ORFEUS mission and requests for continued monitoring of various variable stars including VW Hyi, SS Cyg, AM Her, RY Sgr, and V348 Sgr.

Justification:

The observations are required to support the ORFEUS mission and to provide data for scheduling observations with the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) and Hubble Space Telescope (HST) for various variable stars.

Requested Data Types:

Photometry



Targets
Name Magnitude Variability Type Photometry Notes Spectroscopy Notes
SS Cyg 7.70 UGSS

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
VW Hyi 8.40 UGSU

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
AM Her 12.30 AM+E

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
RX And 10.30 UGZ

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
Z Cam 10.00 UGZ+N

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
RY Sgr 5.80 RCB

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
R Sgr 6.70 M

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested
RU Peg 9.50 UGSS+ZZ:

Cadence: Not Specified

Precision: 100

Not Requested

Spectroscopy Lines:

No spectroscopy lines provided

Photometry Filters:

No photometry filters provided

Comparison Stars:

No comparison stars provided


Co-Authorship

Observers are not eligible for co-authorship.

Additional Observer Input:

Not provided

Additional Submission Location:

Not provided


Forum URL

N/A


Notes:

Principal Investigator: N/A; Imported Campaign (Alert Notice #174)