Master flare may be asteroid (4801) Ohre
ATel #8573; Richmond, M., Shah, E., Connelly, J., Schmidt, K., Punzi, K. (Rochester Institute of Technology)
on 22 Jan 2016; 03:43 UT
Credential Certification: Michael Richmond (mwrsps@rit.edu)
Subjects: Optical, A Comment
In response to ATel 8571, "MASTER: high amplitude optical flare in Pleiades direction". We have observed the field of the new object using the WIYN 0.9-m telescope at Kitt Peak, using 300-second images in V-band with the HDI camera. We find no object at the reported position of the flare. However, we do see a bright object several arcminutes to the East of the reported position. This object, of magnitude approximately V = 16, is likely to be asteroid (4801) Ohre, which is very near this position and moving in the same direction according to the Minor Planet Checker.
