TYC 2431-01442-1(mag 9.8) by (141)Lumen on 2005 Jan. 05 **** Successful observation: Observer: Isao Ootsuki (JOIN:7509) Place: Marumori town, Miyagi, Japan Long.: 140o 40'47" E, Lat: 37o54'01" N, Height: 190m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 31cm F6 Newtonian, x45, Tape-recorder Time signal: GHS, TEL Result: D 12h50m27.4s R 12h50m39.9s (P.E. 0.6s corrected) Observer: Izawa Hisayo, Takeshi Yasuda (JOIN:7541,7615) Place: Hoshinoko-yakata obs, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan Long.: 134o 37' 54.5" E, Lat.: 34o 50' 59.4" N, Height: 70m (Tokyo Datum) Long.: 134o 37' 44.7" E, Lat.: 34o 51' 11.0" N, Height: 70m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 90cm Reflector ,WAT-100N Time signal: GPS1811, Satk, TIVi Result: D 12h51m23.40s +/-0.1s R 12h51m36.05s +/-0.1s Note: Through thin cloud. Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu. VCR analyzed by Tsutomu Hayamizu. Observer: Tomoko Ishida (JOIN:7529) Place: Moriyama, Shiga, Japan Long.: 135o 56' 33.6" E, Lat.: 35o 06' 22.3" N, Height: 85m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 20cm F10 Schmidt Cass, WAT100, F6.3 Reducer Time signal: GHS, TIVi Result: D 12h51m13.71s R 12h51m25.22s Observer: Hiromi Hamanowa, Hiroko Hamanowa (JOIN:7530) Place: Hamanowa obs, Koriyama, Fukushima, Japan Long.: 140o 25' 48.41" E, Lat.: 37o 27' 37.72" N, Height: 260m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Cooled CCD(ST-8), VCR, 40cm F4.5 Newtonian, WAT-100N. Time signal: TEL Result: D 12h50m30.9s +/-0.1s R 12h50m43.3s +/-0.1s Observer: Akira Matsui (JOIN:7532) Place: Ueda, Nagano, Japan Long.: 138o 13' 07.1" E, Lat.: 36o 21' 04.6" N, Height: 492m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 15cm F6.7 Newtonian, x50, Tape recorder Time signal: GHS Result: D 12h50m52.3s +/-0.4s R 12h51m04.0s +/-0.4s (P.E. 0.6s corrected) Observer: Akira Asai (JOIN:7550,7558) Place: Inabe, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 31' 34.8" E, Lat.: 35o 10' 02.6" N, Height: 185m (Tokyo Datum) 136o 31' 24.3" E, Lat.: 35o 10' 14.2" N, Height: 185m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 10cm F4 Refractor, x27 Time signal: GHS Result: D 12h51m12.03s R 12h51m19.47s (P.E. Unknown) Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu. Observer: Susumu Takahashi (JOIN:7546) Place: Dynic astropark Obs, Taga, Shiga, Japan Long.: 136o 18' 28" E, Lat.: 35o 12' 29" N, Height: 215m (Tokyo Datum) 136o 18' 17.6" E, Lat.: 35o 12' 40.6" N, Height: 215m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 60cm Reflector, x225 Time signal: TEL, Voice recorder Result: D 12h51m11.8s R 12h51m22.9s (P.E. unknown) Note: Reported by Miyoshi Ida. Observer: Hajime Tonomura (JOIN:7554) Place: Koka, Shiga, Japan Long.: 136o 16' 42.2" E, Lat.: 34o 57' 34.8" N, Height: 350m (Tokyo Datum) 136o 16' 31.8" E, Lat.: 34o 57' 46.5" N, Height: 350m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 15.3cm F4.6 Reflector, x57, Tape recorder Time signal: GHS Result: D 12h51m15.2s R 12h51m21.5s (P.E. 0.4s corrected) Note: Reported by Miyoshi Ida. **Negative observations: Observer: Katsuhiko Kitazaki (JOIN:7508) Place: Musashino, Tokyo, Japan Long.: 139o 33' 41.2" E, Lat.: 35o 42' 36.9" N, Height: 66m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 40cm F10.1 Cass, x0.6Reducer, WAT-100N. Time signal: GHS, TIVi Observer: Masayuki Uchiyama (JOIN:7511) Place: Owase, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 11' 39" E, Lat.: 34o 04' 37" N, Height: 15m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR,25cm F6.4 Schmidt Cass,0.6x Reducer, WAT-100N,DV Time signal: TEL, TIVi Observer: Norio Sasanuma (JOIN:7512) Place: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan Long.: 139o 44' 35.8" E, Lat.: 35o 44' 14.4" N, Height: 31m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 30cm F12 Cass, 60mm Eyepiece, WAT-100N Time signal: TEL Observer: Takao Tanaka (JOIN:7515) Place: Zushi, Kanagawa, Japan Long.: 139o 34' 50"E, Lat.: 35o 17' 53"N, Height: 9m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 20cm F10 Schmidt Cass, Reducer,25mm eyepiece + 6mmF0.8 CCTV lens, WAT-100N. Time signal: TEL Observer: Shigeo Uchiyama (JOIN:7516) Place: Shimotsuma, Ibaraki, Japan Long.: 139o 59' 19.6"E, Lat.: 36o 09' 01.9"N Height: 19m +/-2m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 25cm F10 Schmidt cass, WAT-100N, 40mm eyepiece + 8mm(F0.8)camera lens. Time signal: GHS + TIVi Observer: Satoshi Suzuki (JOIN:7517) Place: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Long.: 139o 32' 16.1" E, Lat.: 35o 22' 32.4" N, Height: 30m (Tokyo Datum) Long.: 139o 32' 04.6" E, Lat.: 35o 22' 44.2" N, Height: 30m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 25cm F10.1 Schmidt Cass, x0.6 Reducer, 18mm eyepiece, Tape-recorder. Time signal: GHS Observer: Takuro Imatani, Emiko Imatani (JOIN:7518) Place: Urayasu, Chiba, Japan Long.: 139o 53' 57" E, Lat.: 35o 37' 05" N, Height: m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 28cm F10 Schmidt Cass, x70, Tape-recorder. Time signal: BPM Observer: Mikiya Sato (JOIN:7519) Place: Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan Long.: 139o 28' 33.7" E, Lat.: 35o 40' 54.5" N, Height: 60m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 12cm F6 Reflector x29, Tape-recorder. Time signal: TEL Observer: Akie Hashimoto (JOIN:7520) Place: Chichibu, Saitama, Japan Long.: 139o 01' 59.6" E, Lat.: 35o 58' 04.5" N, Height: 355m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 18cm Newtonian x144. Time signal: GHS, Stop watch Observer: Akira Yaeza (JOIN:7525) Place: Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan Long.: 140o 36' 11" E, Lat.: 36o 31' 28" N, Height: 230m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 20cm Schmidt Cass, x133, Tape recorder. Time signal: TEL. Note: Certainty 3/3(=sure event) Observer: Hideo Takashima, Fujio Ohba (JOIN:7528) Place: Kashiwa, Chiba, Japan Long.: 139o 58' 06" E, Lat.: 35o 49' 51" N, Height: 28m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 20cm F2 Schmidt, WAT-100N. Time signal: GHS, TIVi Observer: Hiroyuki Tomioka (JOIN:7553) Place: Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan Long.: 140o 41' 08" E, Lat.: 36o 38' 32" N, Height: 33m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 30cm Reflector,x300 ,key tapping Time signal: GPS, Time printer Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu. Observer: Masayuki Ishida (JOIN:7529,7531) Place: Seki, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 22' 21.9" E, Lat.: 34o 50' 41.9" N, Height: 147m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 30cm F10 Schmidt Cass, WAT100, F6.3 Reducer, DV Time signal: GHS, TIVi Observer: Hiromu Maeno (JOIN:7535) Place: Nakagawa-cho science center, Nakagawa, Tokushima, Japan Long.: 134o 40' 54.3" E, Lat.: 33o 56' 55.8" N, Height: 10m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: 35cm Schmidt Cass + Reducer(F3), Cooled CCD(BITRAN@BJ-32L) Time signal: Short wave, Wave clock Observer: Yukihiro Sugiyama (JOIN:7536) Place: Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan Long.: 139o 18' 51"E, Lat.: 35o 22' 11" N Height: 11m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: 25cm Newtonian, Cooled CCD Time signal: Wave clock Observer: Toshihiko Ito (JOIN:7541) Place: Suzuka, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 34' 46.1" E, Lat.: 34o 50' 52.9" N, Height: 16m (Tokyo Datum) Long.: 136o 34' 35.6" E, Lat.: 34o 51' 04.6" N, Height: 16m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 28cm F10 Schmidt Cass, WAT100N Time signal: GHS, TIVi Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu. Observer: Akira Kawamura (JOIN:7550) Place: Onishi, Gunma, Japan Long.: 139o 02' 46" E, Lat.: 36o 08' 56" N, Height: 147m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 300mmF2.8 Camera lens, WAT100N, DV Time signal: GPS1801, TIVi Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu. Observer: Reijin Aikawa (JOIN:7550) Place: Sakado, Saitama, Japan Long.: 139o 27' 02" E, Lat.: 35o 56' 45" N, Height: 21m (Tokyo Datum) Long.: 139o 26' 50" E, Lat.: 35o 56' 56" N, Height: 21m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 20.3cm F10 Schmidt Cass, x133 Time signal: Stop watch, Handy phone, Voice recorder Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu. Observer: Hiroshi Matsushita (JOIN:7545) Place: Moriya, Ibaraki, Japan Long.: 139o 59' 04.2" E, Lat.: 35o 56' 26.7" N, Height: 17m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 20cm F10 Schmidt Cass, x0.63 Reducer, WAT100N Time signal: GHS, TIVi Observer: Yuji Nakamura (JOIN:7556) Place: Kameyama, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 25' 26.8" E, Lat.: 34o 51' 14.0" N, Height: 65m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 20cm F4 Reflector, WAT-100N Time signal: GHS Note: Reported by Toshio Hirose. Observer: Sadaharu Uehara (JOIN:7557) Place: Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Long.: 140o 07' 04.2" E, Lat.: 36o 05' 11.2" N, Height: 30m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 20cm Reflector, x40, MD recorder Time signal: TEL, Stop watch Note: Reported by Toshio Hirose. Observer: Yoshiki Shimizu (JOIN:7560) Place: Nabari, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 04' 30.7" E, Lat.: 34o 35' 25.0" N, Height: 205m (Tokyo Datum) Long.: 136o 04' 20.4" E, Lat.: 34o 35' 36.7" N, Height: 205m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 20cm Reflector, x96 Time signal: Note: Reported by Miyoshi Ida. Observer: Toshihiko Tanaka (JOIN:7561) *** Southern limit *** Place: Iga, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 08' 08.4" E, Lat.: 34o 45' 55.8" N, Height: 160m (Tokyo Datum) Long.: 136o 07' 58.1" E, Lat.: 34o 46' 07.5" N, Height: 160m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 25cmF3.6 Reflector, WAT-120N(slow shutter 4Fr) Time signal: GHS + TIVi Note: Reported by Miyoshi Ida. Observer: Naoki Endo (JOIN:7570) Place: Nabari, Mie, Japan Long.: 136o 07' 12" E, Lat.: 34o 38' 28" N, Height: 205m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 18cmF10 Maksutov Time signal: GPS Note: Reported by Miyoshi Ida.