HIP 44831(mag 7.4) by (59)Elpis on 2005 Jun. 06 **** Successful observation: Observer: Takashi Tsujitsuka (JOIN:8040,8043,8045,8049) Place: Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan Long.: 130o 40' 21.8" E, Lat.: 33o 38' 52.5" N, Height: 24m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 25cm F7.2 Reflector, WAT-100N Time signal: GHS+TIVi Result: D begin 12h24m35.567s +/-0.04s D end 12h24m35.700s +/-0.04s R begin 12h24m39.866s +/-0.04s R end 12h24m39.933s +/-0.04s Note: Analyzed by Tsutomu Hayamizu **** Successful observation: at China (JOIN:8050,8052) Observatory: Beijing Planetarium Observer: W. Kou, X. Zhan, L. N. Zhang Long.: 116o 19.862' E, Lat.: 39o 56.171' N, Height: 36m (WGS84) Method: VCR(DV), 40cm F10 Schmidt Cass. Time signal: Result: D 12h24m07s R 12h24m10.16s Duration 3.16s +/-0.04s Observatory: Tsinghua Univ. (JOIN:8050,8052) Observer: J. Zhu, Y. W. Ma, F. Y. Bian, Y. Wu, L. Zhang Long.: 116o 18.773' E, Lat.: 40o 00.210' N, Height: 50m (WGS84) Method: VCR(DV), 40cm F10 Schmidt Cass. Time signal: VCR ajusted based on telephone time service Result: D 12h24m06.75s +/-0.15s R 12h24m09.47s Duration 2.72s +/-0.04s ** Negative observations: Observer: Takeshi Yasuda, Naoto Tatsumi (JOIN:8030,8039) 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: TEL, TIVi Observer: Masayuki Uchiyama (JOIN:8032) 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: Masayuki Ishida (JOIN:8034) Place: Kusatsu, Shiga, Japan Long.: 135o 55' 26.6" E, Lat.: 35o 02' 36.7" N, Height: 87m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 20cm F10 Schmidt Cass, WAT100, F6.3 Reducer, DV Time signal: GHS, TIVi Observer: Kunio Kenmotsu (JOIN:8037) *** Northern limit *** Place: Soja, Okayama, Japan Long.: 133o 44' 52.6" E, Lat.: 34o 41' 40.3" N, Height: 53m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 10.2cm F4 Reractor, Reducer(x0.6), WAT-100N Time signal: GHS + TIVi Observer: Naoya Matsumoto (JOIN:8040) Place: Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan Long.: 129o 40' 57.0" E, Lat.: 33o 10' 15.0" N, Height: 50m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Visual, 40cm Reflector, x107 Time signal: Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu Observer: Tsutomu Soejima (JOIN:8046) *** Southern limit *** Place: Saga, Saga, Japan Long.: 130o 17' 54" E, Lat.: 33o 15' 35" N, Height: 25m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: VCR, 31cm Reflector, WAT-100N Time signal: Cellular phone Note: Reported by Tsutomu Hayamizu Observer: Zenji Nakagawa (JOIN:8047) Place: Omihachiman, Shiga, Japan Long.: 136o 03' 59.1" E, Lat.: 35o 07' 26.1" N, Height: 87m (JGD2000=WGS84) Method: Cooled CCD(ST-8), 16cm F3.3 Time signal: GHS Note: Reported by Miyoshi Ida.