Bibcode
Kidger, M.; Takalo, L.; Sillanpaa, A.
Bibliographical reference
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 264, no. 1, p. 32-36.
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10
1992
Citations
119
Refereed citations
110
Description
We have compiled all the available optical B band data on OJ287, between
1890 and 1991. Using this data we have found a period of 11.6 +/- 0.5 yr
for the outbursts in OJ 287. This value is in good agreement with the
period of 11.65 yr between outbursts and 11.05 yr between minima found
previously by Sillanpaa et al. (1988), using V-band data. Based on this
period we can predict that the next outburst should be at its maximum
around August 1994.