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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 3177      2016 Jun 18 13.26UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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MASTER OT J164511.95+275227.2: QSO FLARE

P. Balanutse et. al. (Lomonosov MSU) et. al. report on ATEL 9166 the
MASTER-IAC auto-detection system discovery of an OT source at:
RA 16h 45m 11.95s DEC +27 52' 27.2" on 2016 June 12.014UT.

The OT unfiltered magnitude is 15.8m (limit 19.3m). It is seen in a bright
state on three images but 'quiet' as follows:

2016-05-03 01:43:32.17UT  18.8

2016-03-10 00:58:15.98    19.0

2016-02-14 05:45:16.91    19.1

The last outburst was registered at MASTER-Kislovodsk on 2012 July 15 with
unfiltered m=16.8.

This OT is 0.6" from the candidate to QSO
(SDSS DR10 catalogue of candidate quasars (Brescia+, 2015))

Spectral observations are required.

The discovery and reference images are available at: 
http://master.sai.msu.ru/static/OT/164511.95275227.2.png

Guy M Hurst