White Dwarf WD 1653+385 Photometric
Monitoring Observations by Amateurs
B. L. Gary, Last updated 2015.11.07
This web page is devoted to a photometric monitoring of white
dwarf WD 1653+385 for the purpose of
identifying transit features produced by an asteroid dust cloud.
It has a "polluted" H atmosphere, showing 9 metals. No IR excess
has been detected.
Links on this web page
Summary of results
Observing session LCs
Summary of Results
No transit events have been observed.
Feasibility of monitoring using a 14" telescope has been
demonstrated.
Observing Sessions
2015 Nov 07
This 1.6-hr observing session demonstrates the feasibility of
monitoring WD1653 with a 14" telescope.
Finder Image
FOV = 27 x 18 'arc, north-east is upper-left. WD
1653+385 was measured to be at RA/DE = 16:54:45.71 +38:29:31.5.
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WebMaster: B. Gary. Nothing on this web page is copyrighted. This
site opened: Nov 07, 2015