FT Cam very faint

Affiliation
Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium) (VVS)
Mon, 09/25/2017 - 19:11

Hi all,

It seems that FT Cam is very faint. I had it fainter than 18.3 a couple of nights ago using the COAST telescope on Tenerife. Looking at the LCG FT Cam hasn't been seen that faint before.

Can someone confirm this?

Regards,

Eddy

 

Affiliation
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC)
Eddy,

Eddy,

I imaged it last night in V (20 minutes CDK24, light polluted site). It measures at 18.6 as S/R of about 10. I submitted the observation to the database. I see that is the faintest ever recorded. In looking at the light curve it seems many outbursts are being missed.

--- Dave LDJ