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Optical outburst of CI Cam (ATel #9634)

SPK
Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Sun, 10/16/2016 - 07:56

Optical outburst of the B[e]/X-Ray System CI Cam/XTE J0421+560 (ATel #9634):
http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=9634

Recent AAVSO observations (11.4–11.5 mag in recent weeks, also on 13 October):
https://www.aavso.org/apps/webobs/results/?star=CI%20CAM&num_results=200

CI Camelopardalis in VSX:
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=4643

Regards,
Patrick

SPK
Affiliation
Association Francaise des Observateurs d'Etoiles Variables (AFOEV)
Mon, 10/24/2016 - 08:58
CI Cam in optical active state since 2013 (ATel #9663)

CI Cam/XTE J0421+560 resides in optical active state since 2013 (Vitaly Goranskij et al., ATel #9663): http://www.astronomerstelegram.org/?read=9663

B[e] Star CI Cam: Eighteen Years of Research (presentation by Vitaly Goranskij et al.): https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B69X3dQZz5rXQnVRNDFCS1FOVW8/view