Light Curves


Here is a selection of light curves for some of my favourite variable stars!  Most of the plots only go back as far as 1990, which is when I began to record the observations in an electronic format, although some do go back to the 1970's.   I eventually hope to have all my data (back to 1975) entered onto the PC, which will extend the light curves considerably....but it's a long, slow process!

The light curves were created with MS Excel and PLOTVAR plotting program written by Dave McAdam.

Range.  Where possible I have used my own observations for the range of the Variable (visual range) other than that listed in the GCVS, which often  gives a 'B' or 'P' value, or an extreme range which is often confusing and sometimes just plain wrong!

* mru= most recent update - November 1st 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnetic CV's      

Object

Type

Range

mru
BY Cam AM 14.0-15.7v *
DW Cnc

IP

14.0-<15.5v

 
AP CrB AM 16.5-17.5  *
DO Dra IP 10.0-16.0v  *
AM Her AM 12.5-15.6v  *
DQ Her (Eclipses)   IP+E 14.0-14.5v  
V884 Her AM 14.5 - ? *
ST LMi AM 14.7-17.2 *
V2301 Oph AM 16.1V-21.0V *
V1309 Ori AM 15.2V-17.3V *
AI Tri AM 15.0-18.0V *
QQ Vul                                     AM 14.2-<17.5 *
1RXSJ161008+035222 AM 15.0C-  ? *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dwarf Novae      

Object

Type

Range

mru
DX And UG 10.5-15.5v *
V455 And (HS2331+3905) UGWZ 8.8-16.6 *
V466 And UGWZ: 12.5v-18.0C  
CR Boo HDN 13.3-<16.0v  
Z Cam UGZ 10.0-14.5v  
HT Cas (Eclipses)   UG+E 12.6-19.0V  
V630 Cas UG 13.9V-17.0V *
V713 Cep UG+E 15.0v-19.2C *
EM Cyg (Eclipses)   UGZ+E 11.9-14.4v  
EX Dra (Eclipses)   UG+E 12.0-15.5v  
GW Lib UGWZ 7.0-  
IP Peg (Eclipses)   UG+E 12.0-<16.0v  
WZ Sge   UGWZ   8.0-15.5v  
DV UMa (Eclipses) UGSU+E 14.2-<16.0v  
SDSSpJ155644.24-000950.2 UGSU 12.0-19.5  
SDSSpJ161332.56-000331.0 UG 15.0-19.0  
1RXSJ053234.9+624755 UGSU 14.0-<15.4v  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Novae      

Object

Type

Range

mru
V1419 Aql N (Nova Aql 1993)  7.0-<15.0v  
V1425 Aql N (Nova Aql 1995)    8.0-<16.0v  
V1493 Aql   N (Nova Aql 1999) 10.0-<16.0v  
V1494 Aql   N (Nova Aql 1999 #2)    4.0-<15.0v  
V1548 Aql N (Nova Aql 2001) 10.8-180V  
V1663 Aql   N (Nova Aql 2005) 11.2-<16.3  
Novae 1986-2000       
V635 Cas   XN 14.0-15.7v  
V705 Cas N (Nova Cas 1993)  5.0-<16.3v  
V723 Cas N (Nova Cas 1995)  8.0- *
Q Cyg   N (Nova Cyg 1876)  3.0-15.8v *
V1329 Cyg E+NC 12.4-14.3v *
V1819 Cyg N (Nova Cyg 1986) 10.5-<15.6v  
V1974 Cyg   N (Nova Cyg 1992)  4.2-<16.2v  
V2274 Cyg   N (Nova Cyg 2001) 11.5-<16.5v  
V2275 Cyg N (Nova Cyg 2001#2)  7.5-<16.5v  
V2362 Cyg N (Nova Cyg 2006)  8.2-  
V2467 Cyg           N (Nova Cyg 2007)  6.5-  
V2468 Cyg N (Nova Cyg 2008) 8.0-  *
V838 Her N (Nova Her 1991)  5.0-<15.0v  
HR Lyr N (Nova Lyr 1919)  6.5-15.8B  
RS Oph NR  6.5-12.8v  *
V5558 Sgr Nova Sgr 2007   6.3-?  
V458 Vul Nova Vul 2007   8.0- ?  
Supernovae (Various)        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nova Like Objects      

Object

Type

Range

mru
TT Ari VY 10.5-15.5 *
KR Aur VY?  Unique! 11.3-<17.6p *
BZ Cam NL 12.0-14.0 *
V730 Cep (Mis V1147) Herbig Ae/Be 12.7-15.8v *
V751 Cyg   VY 13.6-<16.4v *
V1363 Cyg VY? 14.5-<16.3v *
V1117 Her (NSV 7883) Herbig Ae/Be 11.8-14.5 *
MV Lyr VY 12.2-<16.6v *
V Sge NL+E  9.5-13.5v *
LX Ser   VY+E 14.4-<16.3v  
TT Tri SW Sex 14.7-? *
RZ Vul NL? - ZAND?     11.3-14.8v *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symbiotic Stars      

Object

Type

Range

mru
Z And ZAND  8.5-11.0v *
V1413 Aql ZAND+E 10.6-15.1v *
CH Cyg ZAND  5.5-11.0v *
CI Cyg EA/GS+ZAND 9.9-13.1 *
YY Her ZAND 11.7-14.0v *
AX Per ZAND 10.2-12.7v *

 

 

 

 

 

 

RCB's      

Object

Type

Range

mru
ES Aql RCB 11.5-15.5 *
CG Cam RCB? 13.0-14.5v *
R CrB   RCB  5.5-14.0v *
V482 Cyg   RCB 10.5-15.0v *
DY Per RCB 10.5-15.8v *
SV Sge RCB 10.3-<16.0 *
SU Tau RCB  9.5-<16.6v *
Z UMi   RCB 10.6-16.5v *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGN      

Object

Type

Range

mru
3C 66A AGN 13.5-16.0v *
3C 382   AGN 12.5-14.5v *
W Com AGN 13.0-16.0v  
BL Lac AGN 12.5-16.0v *
Markarian 421  AGN 12.5-14.3v  
OJ 287 AGN 14.0-<16.6v    
S50716+71   AGN 12.0-15.0v  *

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mira's      

Object

Type

Range

mru
EV Aqr M? 11.0-14.0v  
Chi Cyg M  4.0-15.0v  *
IRAS 21443+4329 M 12.4-<16.3v  *

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous      

Object

Type

Range

mru
Field star near to V1316 Cyg    ? 14.3-15.5v  
V651 Mon E/PN 10.5-<15.0  
FG Sge Unique  9.0-<16.5  * 
TASV J1835+383        ? 13.5-14.7v  
MisV0814       ? 13.8-14.7v  
NSV 24505       ? 10.9-12.8v