The new FUor candidate V960 Mon (2MASS J06593158-0405277) still retains at high brightness level

ATel #8019; E. Semkov (Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory, Sofia, Bulgaria)
on 8 Sep 2015; 20:53 UT
Credential Certification: E. Semkov (esemkov@astro.bas.bg)

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We report results from BVRI optical observations of the recently discovered FUor candidate V960 Mon (2MASS J06593158-0405277). The object was discovered by Maehara, Kojima and Fujii (ATEL #6770) and confirmed as a FUor candidate by the follow observations (ATEL #6797, #6838, #6862, #6901, #7025, #7578). Our observations ware performed with the 1.3-m RC telescope of the Skinakas Astronomical Observatory (Crete, Greece) during the first nights of September at the time the morning twilight. This happens after a long pause, during which the objects remain unobservable from the ground.

Our data are as follows:

2015-09-02, JD=2457267.612, I=10.11, R=11.03, V=11.86, B=13.08

2015-09-04, JD=2457269.615, I=10.14, R=11.04, V=11.87, B=13.14

Due to the high airmass during the time of observations, the photometric errors in BVRI data vary in a wide range from 0.02 to 0.05. Our results indicate that V960 Mon retains at brightness level near the maximal light. Only a small drop in brightness is observed in comparison with the data from the spring of 2015.