Detection of the 4th caustic crossing in the Gaia16aye binary microlensing system

SAYGAÇ A. T.

ATEL, The Astronomer's Telegram, vol.1, no.9780, pp.1, 2016 (Non Peer-Reviewed Journal)

  • Publication Type: Article / Technical Note
  • Volume: 1 Issue: 9780
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Journal Name: ATEL, The Astronomer's Telegram
  • Page Numbers: pp.1
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Following the brightening recently detected in the direction of the Gaia16aye binary microlensing system (ATel #9753) and the subsequent prediction for it of the close caustic crossing (ATel #9770) we organized regular observations of the system with the RTT-150 and T-100 telescopes (Antalya, Turkey) and detected the caustic crossing on Nov. 21, 2016, at 17:54 UTC (JD 2457714.246).