THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 787       1993 Nov  5 20.56UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
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3C 66A
We are advised by professional astronomers in Finland via their
OJ 287 project newsletter that in addition to monitoring OJ 287
they have received results from P.Boltwood in Canada to the effect
that the QSO object 3C 66A = QSO 0219+428 has been recorded at
magnitude V=14.2 on 1993 Nov 2.
This object is located at:
RA 02h19.5m DEC +42 49' [1950].
It appears the above magnitude may be the brightest ever recorded
for this object which is usually fainter than magnitude 15.
Leo Takalo in Finland has kindly faxed a copy of their chart to me
today (taken from a book by Crain) and the following e-mail version
has been developed from their copy and via use of the Hubble Guide
Star Catalog CD Rom. Observations are urgently needed.
\\\\\\3C66A     c      BL Lac obj with outbursts
S,120,10,S
-C, 2.3778, 43.0356,2000
P,02h 19.5m  +42 49'  (1950)
O,60,60,14,[15pv
-L,L,3C66A
-T,Type BL Lac Seq:V by Crain
-S,TA931105
R,13.56,64,40,A
R,14.77,65,47,B
R,15.75,67,60,C
M,8,94,67
-L,L,83
M,10,94,75
-L,L,101
M,10,94,99,37,26
M,11,94,83,32,72,101,48,104,70,85,70,86,103,59,9
M,12,24,101,115,114,25,53,45,48,51,50,41,30,76,54
M,12,21,71,110,73,40,111,64,101,18,103,55,101,74,83
M,12,119,40,90,36,80,68,68,18
M,13,83,53,66,70,31,113,106,64,38,79,63,99,14,43
M,13,6,32,39,87,21,43,50,54,38,37,107,42
M,13,11,105,89,119,52,5,102,3,69,20,46,27,74,7
M,13,116,26
M,14,59,90,81,72,96,77,110,44,101,54,67,37,39,88
M,14,67,79,48,51,109,76,103,67,22,108,104,51,109,46
M,14,23,46,31,103,96,83,115,82,77,108,34,52,47,55
M,14,14,60,93,85,69,114,13,30,12,47,100,64,41,49
M,14,59,36,44,82,81,32,73,89,95,31,109,38
M,14,61,33,85,98,72,6,56,6,8,10,61,13,4,14
M,14,40,20,87,5,50,3,21,1,106,25,98,21,26,5
M,15,99,96,23,93,103,51,28,29,52,4
E,107
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