Anyway, here are 4 targets for this month, good luck and "keep looking up!"
All of the text descriptions come from SkySafari.
Some day, maybe I'll get to participate in my own program!
X CNC: 5.52 - 7.5
X Cancri is a 6th magnitude Variable Star appearing in the constellation Cancer. It is 1117 light years from our solar system. It is a red star of spectral type C5,4. Its energy output is 332 times the Sun's luminosity.
X Cancri is a pulsating semi-regular variable star of type SRB. Its magnitude varies from +5.5 to +7.5, over a period of 193.0 days.
Data: https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?vie ... p&oid=4811
Observations: https://app.aavso.org/webobs/results/?s ... _types=all
BM
BM Geminorum is a 8th magnitude Variable Star appearing in the constellation Gemini. It is 2589 light years from our solar system. It is a red star of spectral type N0v. Its energy output is 235 times the Sun's luminosity.
BM Geminorum is a pulsating semi-regular variable star of type SRB. Its magnitude varies from +11.5 to +12.1, over a period of 286.0 days.
Data: https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?vie ... &oid=14384
Observations: {No Results in the AAVSO Database}
R Cmi: 7 - 12
R Canis Minoris is a 7th magnitude Variable Star appearing in the constellation Canis Minor. It is 2398 light years from our solar system. It is a red star of spectral type C7,1Je. Its energy output is 341 times the Sun's luminosity.
R Canis Minoris is a pulsating Mira-type variable star of type M. Its magnitude varies from +7.0 to +12.0, over a period of 340.0 days.
Data: https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?vie ... p&oid=5515
Observations: https://app.aavso.org/webobs/results/?s ... _types=all
GY MON: 9.39 - 11.6
GY Monocerotis is a 8th magnitude Variable Star appearing in the constellation Monoceros. It is 1517 light years from our solar system. It is a red star of spectral type C6,3. Its energy output is 105 times the Sun's luminosity.
GY Monocerotis is a pulsating long-period variable star of type LB. Its magnitude varies from +9.4 to +11.6, with an irregular or unknown period.
Data: https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?vie ... &oid=19035
Observations: {No Results in the AAVSO Database}