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Proposal #158

Proposer (43305) Vinay Bhatt (bhattvd@yahoo.com) obscode: BVDA
Assigned To(3663) Dirk Terrell
Date SubmittedOct. 19, 2020
StatusDeclined
PriorityNormal
Proposal

Member Name: Vinay Bhatt
Obscode: BVDA

Variable bet Per
AAVSO UID
000-BBF-713 (20631 observations)
Constellation
Perseus Sequence
J2000.0
03 08 10.13 +40 57 20.4 (47.04221 +40.95567)
Magnitude range: 2.09-3.3 V
Period: 2.86736 days

Beta Persei is an eclipsing binary and will go through eclipse in October 2020. So it is important to get a few readings.
Reference Alert Notice #721.

Plan to do Photometry on the image and submit the data to AAVSO database through WEBOBS.
Need images between 10/19/20 through 10/26/20.

Targets
Target RA (H.HH) Dec (D.DD) Magnitude Telescope Observation Frequency Expiration Date Proprietary Term
BET PER 3.136147 40.95567 2.09–3.3 — — — No

Comments

(3663) Dirk Terrell — Oct. 19, 2020, 11:29 a.m.

I think you mis-read Alert Notice 721. It is for b Per, not Beta Per. We have already approved a project to observe b Per.

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