January 28, 2019: AAVSO Alert Notice 659 announced that the nova-like variable KQ Mon will be observed with Chandra on 2019 January 29-30 UT. The exact time interval given was incorrect.
KQ Mon will be observed with Chandra on
2019 January 29 20:18 UT - January 30 00:28 UT.
A snapshot every one to two nights is requested between now and February 9. V filter is optimal. Visual observations are welcome. The visual range of KQ Mon is 12.5-13.7.
Please see Alert Notice 659 for additional details and instructions regarding this campaign on nova-like variables from Dr. Koji Mukai (NASA-Greenbelt Space Flight Center) (originally announced in AAVSO Alert Notice 652).
Coordinates (2000) of KQ Mon: RA 07 31 21.13 Dec. -10 21 49.4
Charts with comparison star sequences for KQ Mon may be created using the AAVSO Variable Star Plotter (VSP).
Please submit observations to the AAVSO International Database using the name KQ Mon.
AAVSO Forums: This campaign is the topic of the AAVSO Campaigns and Observation Reports forum thread https://www.aavso.org/six-novalikes-2018-campaign
and the Cataclysmic Variables forum thread https://www.aavso.org/six-novalikes-2018-campaign-01
This AAVSO Alert Notice was compiled by Elizabeth O. Waagen.
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