Jiangao Ruan, Mi Zhang, Runyu Liu, Aojiang Yu, Guoyou Sun, Yanxi Li, Jingyuan Zhao, Wenjie Zhou, Jianlin Xu, Yi Ding, Xing Gao (Xingming Obs), report the discovery of a variable star candidate (14.82G). The source appears to correspond to object Gaia EDR3 1934975920397897984 (G=14.75) in the Gaia EDR3. Discovery was made on one 30-s survey image (limiting mag about 19.0) taken by Xing Gao around 2021 Sep. 15.80083 UT at Xingming Observatory #2 (N89) using a unfiltered CCD (0.5-m f/4 reflector). Images can be found at: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp21am.html
NET Gaia DR2
PSP21am C2021 08 31.83076 23 05 52.18 +44 33 17.1 14.80G N89
PSP21am C2021 09 14.82056 23 05 51.98 +44 33 17.7 15.49G N89
PSP21am C2021 09 15.80083 23 05 52.25 +44 33 18.2 14.82G N89
PSP21am C2021 10 16.73650 23 05 52.23 +44 33 18.0 14.79G N89
PSP21am C2021 10 18.72769 23 05 52.24 +44 33 18.4 14.80G N89
PSP21am C2021 10 24.72834 23 05 52.20 +44 33 18.2 14.76G N89
Discovery image taken by N89 around 2021 Dec. 04.83356 UT | Archival image taken by N89 around 2021 Sep. 05.90602 UT | PS image |
Gaia EDR3 position. Type, period, epoch, eclipse duration and range from ZTF data.