MISAO Project

Japanese version       Updated on December 16, 2020

MISAO Project aims to make much use of images taken all over the world for searching and tracking astronomical remarkable objects.


    Dec. 16    MisV1448 repeated brightening four times in short time.

MisV1448 repeated brightening four times since the outburst in October in short time.

    Oct. 27    MisV1448 brightened in outburst.

Eddy Muyllaert detected the new outburst at 13.2 mag on Oct. 16, 2020, since the last outburst in 2012. It brightened up to 12.3 mag on Oct. 22.

    Please observe these stars!    

We the MISAO Project need the observations of following stars. If you observe these stars, please report to Seiichi Yoshida (comet@aerith.net).
If you have a plan to research these stars or write a paper on these stars, we the MISAO Project can offer you our data. Please make a contact to Seiichi Yoshida (comet@aerith.net).

o Recent Observations

o Star Charts

o Long Periodic Variables Campaign

MISAO Project is operating a continuous observation campaign to obtain light curves and reveal the periods of long periodic variables discovered by the MISAO Project.

o Eclipsing Binaries / Short Periodic Variables Campaign

MISAO Project is operating a time series photometry campaign to obtain light curves and reveal the types and periods of new eclipsing binaries and short periodic variables discovered by the MISAO Project.

o MisV0814

Very peculiar variable. It keeps constant since 2008.

o MisV1336

Irregular variation of 0.4 mag in a long term, and a short term small variation of 0.1 mag during several hours, were observed. But no variation was detected by other surveys. Continuous monitoring is encouraged.

o MisV1339

It seems to be a popular semi regular variable in a long term. But a minute-scale short term oscillation of 0.1-0.3 mag was also observed a few times. Time series photometry is encouraged.

o MisV1436

Optically violently variable quasar QSO B0133+47. It is recorded as a very faint object at 18-19 mag in the 20th century. However, it was so bright as 14 mag in 2007 November. Then it faded down to 19.5 mag in 2012 January, faintest in its history. It had been fainter than 17 mag since 2010, however, it brightened up to 15.66 mag in 2013 February. Now it turns to be faint as 18-19 mag.

o MisV1441

T Tau type variable, a young stellar object with an H-alpha emission in a star forming region. It brightened rapidly and reached up to 14.66 mag in 2011 autumn. It keeps around 15.5 mag with only a small variation recently in 2012.

o MisV1443

Dwarf nova brightened up to 12.8 mag in 2011 January. It has already faded out, fainter than 18 mag.

o MisV1445

It brightened rapidly by 2 mag or more, from fainter than 16.8 mag up to 14.7 mag, withiin only 4 minutes on 2011 Dec. 17. It is possible real-time flare detection of a new flare star. It has already faded out, fainter than 18 mag.

o MisV1446

Bright new object of 14.1 mag discovered on Jan. 5, 2012. It will be an outburst of an X-ray source 1RXS J074112.2-094529.
ASAS-SN detected the new outburst at 14.69 mag on Mar. 20, 2017. It faded out quickly, fainter than 17.12 mag, on Mar. 23.
Yutaka Maeda detected the new outburst at 13.9 mag on Oct. 23, 2018.

o MisV1448

Bright new dwarf nova brightened up to 12 mag on May 13, 2012.
Eddy Muyllaert detected the new outburst at 13.2 mag on Oct. 16, 2020. Then it repeated brightening four times in short time.

o MisV1449

New object discovered at 15 mag on Apr. 23, 2014. It has already faded out, around 19.5 mag.
It rebrightened up to 14.5 mag on May 17, 2017.

    CCD Images Invited    

MISAO Project inviting your CCD images contribution. The offered images are examined by the PIXY (Practical Image eXamination and Inner-objects Identification) system 2 developed in the MISAO Project and searched for new objects such as variable stars. The new objects will be reported to the public as collaborated discovery of the image contributors and the MISAO Project. The magnitude of known variable stars are also measured and reported as MISAO Project observations.

    Guide Books    

Here introduces some know-how of observations and surveys.

    Research Reports    

Here introduces interesting reports researched by the MISAO Project.

    Database & Service    

Here serves the image information in the MISAO Project database. The web service is also available to search images in the database based on R.A. and Decl., or the orbital elements.

    PIXY System 2    

The automated astronomical image examination system developed by Seiichi Yoshida, used in the course of new object survey of the MISAO Project. It is implemented using Java language and it runs both on a Windows PC and a UNIX workstation. Now the version 2 of the PIXY System is being developed.

The PIXY System is a free software. The source files and documents are also available.

PIXY System 2

PIXY System 2

The latest version is 2007 July 15.

o Download Latest Version o

o Screen Shots o

o API References o

o XML and the PIXY System o

o Supported Catalogues o

o Users' Sites o

o Tutorials

o PIXY System 2 C++ Library

The library package of the PIXY System 2 written in C++ language is used in the software products of AstroArts Inc.
StellaNavigator
for automated image mapping on star chart.
StellaGear
for correction of automated telescope instruction.
StellaHunter Professional
for astrometry of detected objects.
StellaImage8
for automated Metcalf composition.

    Variable Stars    

Here introduces new variable stars discovered in the course of the MISAO Project, and the researches and analysis of variable stars by the MISAO Project.

o New Variable Stars

The new variable stars discovered from offered images to the MISAO Project. The stars are named MisV after MISAO Project Variable stars. The number reached to 1449 on 2014 May 18.

o Special Notes on Remarkable Stars

Here are the summaries of stars researched and analyzed in the MISAO Project, stars you reported us the information on which, and stars whose interesting features were discovered in the MISAO Project.

o Long Periodic Variables Campaign

MISAO Project is operating a continuous observation campaign to obtain light curves and reveal the periods of long periodic variables discovered by the MISAO Project.

o Eclipsing Binaries / Short Periodic Variables Campaign

MISAO Project is operating a time series photometry campaign to obtain light curves and reveal the types and periods of new eclipsing binaries and short periodic variables discovered by the MISAO Project.

o Recent Observations

o Variable Star Papers

    Comets and Asteroids    

Here introduces the observations of comets and asteroids measured by the MISAO Project.

    Publications    

Here introduces the papers and resumes about the MISAO Project, and the past announcement from the MISAO Project.

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