Possible high magnification microlensing event
ATel #18; Andrzej Udalski, Michal Szymanski (Warsaw Univ. Observatory)
on 8 May 1998; 08:35 UT
Distributed as an Instant Email Notice Microlensing Events
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Subjects: Optical, Microlensing Event
The OGLE team informs about a microlensing event in progress -
OGLE-1998-BUL-15 (18:07:20.83, -27:34:10.8, J2000)
which is presently about 4 days before maximum
and is rising rapidly (already more than 2 mag above the normal
level). Preliminary fit to the light curve predicts possible
maximum magnification as large as 10 mag and maximum on
JD=2450945.2. Follow up observations, both photometric and
spectroscopic, are strongly encouraged. Finding chart, coordinates
and all other information can be found at
WWW
page and
Anonymous
FTP.
See ATEL #16 for info on OGLE Early Warning System.
