Mean magnitude and position on the discovery images: 
                   2026 07 13.2857  2461234.7857  14.47  21:58:43.12 +44:15:18.8
 93.23121  -8.43105 galactic  Lac  Second-epoch detections are separated by 2.2" and 5.8 pix   
The object was not found in VSX
The object was not found in ASASSN-V
The object was not found in astcheck.
 online_id        | Gaia DR3 1961260222597059072 | 21:58:40.89 +44:15:38.3 (Gaia DR3)  | T                | P                    |  Gaia3var=NOT_AVAILABLE                                                      
Forced photometry on wcs_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits at 21:58:43.12 +44:15:18.8:  15.70 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Forced photometry on wcs_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_00-53-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits at 21:58:43.12 +44:15:18.8:  15.33 +/- 99.00  upperlimit
Check this position in TNS.                         Manually check the ASAS-SN list of transients!
Search this object in SIMBAD.
Search this object in VizieR catalogs.  WISE atlas  Aladin Lite  SNAD ZTF viewer
Online MPChecker may fail to identify bright comets! Please manually check the Seiichi Yoshida's and Gideon van Buitenen's pages.

Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits


fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-50-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0059.fits


fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits

# Set SExtractor parameters file
cp default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 default.sex
# Plate-solve the FITS images
export TELESCOP=''
for i in /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS/fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-50-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0059.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS/fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits ;do util/wcs_image_calibration.sh $i ;done
# Display the solved FITS images
ds9 -frame lock wcs  wcs_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits  wcs_fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-50-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0059.fits -crosshair 7292.76221 2371.20752 image    wcs_fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits -crosshair 7287.13330 2372.47266 image   

./vast --norotation --noflagimage --starmatchraius 3.5 --matchstarnumber 500 --selectbestaperture --sysrem 0 --type 4 --maxsextractorflag 99 --UTC --nofind --nojdkeyword /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_00-53-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS/fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-50-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0059.fits /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS/fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits  && util/transients/search_for_transients_single_field.sh

REFERENCE_IMAGES=/data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs  util/transients/transient_factory_test31.sh /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS

Don't forget to copy the leading white spaces and change the observatory code! The code 'C32' is 'Ka-Dar Observatory, TAU Station, Nizhny Arkhyz', the code '500' is the geocenter. Make sure there are no trailing white spaces after the observatory code. The string should be exactly 80 characters long to conform to the MPC format.
Mean position:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 13.28565 21 58 43.12 +44 15 18.8          14.5 R      V36

Position measured on individual images:

     TAU0008  C2026 07 13.28531 21 58 43.18 +44 15 17.8          14.5 R      V36
     TAU0008  C2026 07 13.28599 21 58 43.07 +44 15 19.7          14.4 R      V36

You may copy/paste the above measurements to the following online services:
MPChecker (in case the button does not work)
NEOCMTChecker (NEO's and comets)
sat_id2 (artificial satellites; needs at least two observations to work)
fitsblink_satellites (art. sat.; you'll need to save the astrometry as a text file and upload it)

Here is a stub line for reporting a new transient to the TOCP. Don't forget to set the constellation name and the number of days since the last non-detection!

TCP 2026 07 13.2857*  21 58 43.12 +44 15 18.8  14.5 U             Lac       9 0

Don't forget to change the observer code for the AAVSO and VSNET format data!

 **** AAVSO file format ****

#TYPE=EXTENDED
#OBSCODE=SKA
#SOFTWARE=VaST 1.0rc90 transient pipeline
#DELIM=,
#DATE=JD
#NAME,DATE,MAG,MERR,FILT,TRANS,MTYPE,CNAME,CMAG,KNAME,KMAG,AMASS,GROUP,CHART,NOTES
Gaia DR3 1961260222597059072,2461234.7857,14.47,0.05,CV,NO,STD,ENSEMBLE,na,na,na,na,1,na,NMW-TexasTech Camera-1 135mm f/2.2 telephoto lens + QHY600M CMOS


 **** VSNET file format ****

# Here are some valid formatiing examples:
#CETFZ 20230815.9829   <13.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230818.9746    12.5CV NMW
#CETFZ 20230819.9732    12.6CV NMW
#TCPJ17453768-1756253 20230831.7290 12.7CV NMW
Gaia DR3 1961260222597059072 20260713.2857 14.47CV NMW


The AAVSO data should be submitted to https://www.aavso.org/webobs

The VSNET data, depending on how interesting the target is, should be e-mailed to
vsnet-alert@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-outburst-wanted@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
vsnet-obs@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
# Time-series data may be sent to  vsnet-campaign-report@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp

FITS images used in this processing run:

Field Cyg-04-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits
Field Cyg-04-Q1b1x1 reference image: Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-06-11_00-53-40_20.00sec_5.00C_LIGHT_0084.fits
Field Cyg-04-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-50-41_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0059.fits
Field Cyg-04-Q1b1x1 second-epoch image: Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits

## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1 ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461177.92699294 17.05.2026 10:14:42.190   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits
First image: 2461177.92699294 17.05.2026 10:14:42.190   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits
Last  image: 2461234.78599014 13.07.2026 06:51:39.548   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS/fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 218
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.71
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 140 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  10.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 10.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     55000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.37            # detector gain in e-/ADU
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  37299
Objects passed selection criteria:  37268
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.6    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.6    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 34426.2
Average stars matched: 32882 (95.5143 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:   141448 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Sat Jul 11 21:08:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-146-gb95cfcf3
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Mon Jul 13 06:48:10 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################
## VaST run with SExtractor config file default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL ##
Images processed 4
Images used for photometry 4
Ref.  image: 2461177.92699294 17.05.2026 10:14:42.190   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits
First image: 2461177.92699294 17.05.2026 10:14:42.190   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/reference_imgs/Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-05-17_05-14-42_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHT_1296.fits
Last  image: 2461234.78599014 13.07.2026 06:51:39.548   /data_ssd/NMW-TexasTech/workdir//img_2026-07-13_CI_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_015228_TTUQ1b1x1_3455803_Mg6J3fNS/fd_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1_2026-07-13_01-51-39_20.00sec_-0.00C_LIGHTs_0060.fits
JD time system (TT/UTC/UNKNOWN): UTC
Transient candidates found: 9714
FILTER key from ref. img. header: CV
Magnitude scale: instrumental
Estimated ref. image limiting mag.:  -7.41
Magnitude-Size filter: Disabled
For each source choose aperture with the smallest scatter: YES
Photometric errors rescaling: NO
Number of identified bad images: 0
Number of SysRem iterations: 0
User-specified moving object: none
Computation time: 1039 seconds
Number of parallel threads: 24
SExtractor parameter file: default.sex
Some important SExtractor parameters:
DETECT_MINAREA  2.0             # minimum number of pixels above threshold
DETECT_THRESH   3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
ANALYSIS_THRESH 3.0             #  or , in mag.arcsec-2
SATUR_LEVEL     57000.0         # level (in ADUs) at which arises saturation
GAIN            0.83            # detector gain in e-/ADU
WEIGHT_TYPE BACKGROUND
Total objects detected (at least 2 times):  281664
Objects passed selection criteria:  280822
Measurements per detected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.4    4.0    2    4
Measurements per selected object (mean, median, min, max):    3.4    4.0    2    4
Average stars detected per image: 254154
Average stars matched: 232795 (91.596 %)
Memory usage VmPeak:  2047292 kB
Software: VaST 1.0rc90 compiled with gcc (Gentoo 15.2.1_p20260214 p5) 15.2.1 20260214
VaST compiled on  Sat Jul 11 21:08:03 CDT 2026
VaST build number  1.0rc89-146-gb95cfcf3
OpenMP enabled: Yes
SExtractor version 2.19.5 (2026-07-11)
GNU bash, version 5.3.9(1)-release (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu)
Processing completed on  Mon Jul 13 07:16:22 CDT 2026
Host name: tau
############################################################

=== Transient Factory Profiling ===
Started: Mon Jul 13 06:44:55 CDT 2026
=======================================
TIMING SExtractor: 55 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 12 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 22 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 46 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 173s (2.88 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 86s (1.43 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 125s (2.08 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 1s (0.02 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 6s (0.10 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 3s (0.05 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 3s (0.05 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 12s (0.20 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 2s (0.03 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 9s (0.15 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 42s (0.70 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_onlybrightstars_v1: 451s (7.52 min)
TIMING SExtractor: 895 seconds
TIMING matching_and_photometry: 68 seconds
TIMING lightcurve_write: 0 seconds
TIMING select_aperture: 64 seconds
    VAST_RUN_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 1415s (23.58 min)
    WCS_CACHE_SETUP: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_CALIBRATION_AND_EPHEMERIS: 8s (0.13 min)
    PLATE_VERIFY_AND_POINTING: 1s (0.02 min)
    UCAC5_PLATE_SOLVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    MAGNITUDE_CALIBRATION: 680s (11.33 min)
    MAGCAL_SANITY_CHECK: 64s (1.07 min)
      FILTER_MAGNITUDE_CONSOLIDATED: 113s (1.88 min)
      FILTER_FRAME_EDGE: 89s (1.48 min)
      FILTER_SECOND_EPOCH_VERIFY: 72s (1.20 min)
    CANDIDATE_FILTERING_TOTAL: 274s (4.57 min)
    EXCLUSION_LIST_PREPARATION: 0s (0.00 min)
    SEEING_AND_LIMITING_MAG: 9s (0.15 min)
    WAIT_FOR_UCAC5: 0s (0.00 min)
    WCS_IMAGE_ARCHIVING: 0s (0.00 min)
    HTML_REPORT: 1102s (18.37 min)
  SE_CONFIG_default.sex.telephoto_lens_vSTL: 3554s (59.23 min)
FIELD_Cyg-04-Q1b1x1: 4025s (67.08 min)
=======================================
TOTAL_RUNTIME: 4027s (67.12 min)
Finished: Mon Jul 13 07:52:02 CDT 2026