MOA Transient Alert Page


These pages will provide alerts of rising "transient" events in progress. The main aim is to alert microlensing events although not all events listed here are guaranteed to be of this type.

Click on the event name for more information including finder charts and current lightcurves. The coordinates are for J2000.0. The times of maximum refer to UT.



MOA microlensing events in 2000

MOA microlensing events in 2001

MOA microlensing events in 2003

MOA microlensing events in 2004

MOA microlensing events in 2005


MOA microlensing events in 2002

Event NameRADECBaseline IDuration daysMaximum AmplificationTime of MaximumComments
MOA-2002-BLG-1 17:55:46.95 -29:31: 6.4 14.04 29.86 1.47 2002 Mar 21.9 -
MOA-2002-BLG-2 17:56: 7.58 -29:29:45.8 18.02 15.21 5.59 2002 Mar 10.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-3 17:55: 6.20 -29:24:13.0 15.09 8.44 1.19 2002 Mar 11.3 -
MOA-2002-BLG-4 18:01:12.43 -29:48:12.1 15.56 77.25 ? 2002 Mar 27.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-5 18:05:20.00 -28:25:36.9 18.72 15.76 7.44 2002 Mar 12.8 -
MOA-2002-BLG-6 18:10:50.12 -26:31:43.0 100.00 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-7 18:37: 6.29 -23:31:13.5 20.50 211.84 50.06 2002 Mar 10.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-8 17:56:35.02 -28:38:17.3 14.10 14.52 1.56 2002 Apr 15.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-9 18:06:44.73 -28:19:43.7 25.63 ? ? 2002 Apr 16.8 -
MOA-2002-BLG-10 18:10:42.02 -29:14: 3.8 18.04 75.35 7.04 2002 May 8.7 -
MOA-2002-BLG-11 18:07:14.95 -27:35:42.5 18.80 42.17 8.42 2002 Apr 16.7 -
MOA-2002-BLG-12 18:01:24.87 -28:44: 4.0 6.38 4.21 1.00 2002 May 21.4 -
MOA-2002-BLG-13 17:54:42.59 -29:18:58.8 18.37 11.22 14.17 2002 Apr 23.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-14 18:03:45.68 -27:26:24.3 14.87 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-15 18:02:12.39 -29:40:51.6 17.76 7.43 4.82 2002 May 7.6 -
MOA-2002-BLG-16 18:14:25.53 -26:40:40.3 100.00 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-17 17:59:55.43 -30:01:43.5 100.00 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-18 18:01:52.33 -28:02: 6.9 20.95 28.89 206.25 2002 May 15.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-19 18:08:53.91 -29:36:22.4 17.76 19.74 3.35 2002 May 25.8 -
MOA-2002-BLG-20 17:59:18.12 -29:35:58.9 20.57 114.56 60.47 2002 May 24.3 -
MOA-2002-BLG-21 18:04:32.90 -28:46:50.0 14.44 8.24 1.22 2002 May 30.8 -
MOA-2002-BLG-22 18:16:59.25 -22:52:30.8 25.02 1761.73 ? 2002 May 28.8 -
MOA-2002-BLG-23 18:01:11.07 -30:17:28.8 100.00 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-24 18:00:47.71 -29:19:19.8 13.75 80.39 1.06 2002 May 7.3 -
MOA-2002-BLG-25 17:56:45.25 -27:11:58.8 17.59 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-26 18:11:55.83 -28:49: 3.8 13.06 71.59 1.10 2002 Jul 14.9 -
MOA-2002-BLG-27 18:02: 1.66 -28:18:29.6 100.00 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-28 18:02:52.62 -28:04:23.0 12.91 5.60 1.02 2002 Jun 10.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-29 17:57:31.32 -29:01:37.8 19.87 9.36 9.55 2002 Jun 6.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-30 18:05:24.05 -28:58:25.9 18.67 39.28 ? 2002 Jun 11.6 -
MOA-2002-BLG-31 17:55:35.37 -29:21:58.4 100.00 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-32 18:18: 5.79 -25:24:39.6 17.25 20.19 3.19 2002 Jun 23.4 -
MOA-2002-BLG-33 17:58:24.60 -29:06:11.3 17.43 47.35 374.80 2002 Jul 5.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-34 18:07:12.79 -27:07:31.8 19.88 7.54 86.27 2002 Jun 19.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-35 18:06: 4.54 -28:08:35.1 18.33 42.48 26.99 2002 Jun 29.3 -
MOA-2002-BLG-36 18:05:54.00 -28:11:30.0 18.32 15.78 14.58 2002 Jul 4.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-37 18:17: 1.31 -23:03: 0.6 19.91 122.77 ? 2002 Jul 23.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-38 18:05:22.14 -30:34:54.4 100.00 ? 1.10 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-39 18:02:35.53 -28:28:44.4 17.14 11.93 3.18 2002 Jul 29.8 -
MOA-2002-BLG-40 17:57:18.92 -28:55:10.8 24.63 623.12 ? 2002 Jul 29.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-41 18:05: 5.88 -28:53:34.4 24.10 1232.26 ? 2002 Jul 30.4 -
MOA-2002-BLG-42 18:00: 4.16 -29:51:44.7 23.62 494.07 ? 2002 Aug 2.6 -
MOA-2002-BLG-43 18:07:15.63 -27:50:56.1 13.03 20.47 1.04 2002 Jul 31.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-44 18:06: 3.92 -27:56:20.9 18.91 22.96 8.65 2002 Jul 30.4 -
MOA-2002-BLG-45 17:55:13.53 -29:20:14.4 18.52 21.10 5.16 2002 Jul 30.9 -
MOA-2002-BLG-46 18:01:13.13 -27:55:51.5 24.53 1354.60 ? 2002 Aug 3.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-47 17:57:55.64 -29:29:11.2 18.01 13.10 5.33 2002 Aug 4.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-48 18:01:21.70 -28:52:21.8 20.48 84.04 48.33 2002 Aug 7.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-49 18:01:29.41 -29:12:12.6 19.56 4.87 ? 2002 Aug 3.9 -
MOA-2002-BLG-50 18:14:14.37 -25:58:57.7 19.91 24.23 14.08 2002 Aug 5.5 -
MOA-2002-BLG-51 18:01:34.97 -28:16:56.4 18.65 40.62 8.01 2002 Aug 20.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-52 18:08:59.90 -28:23:56.5 16.54 18.71 ? 2002 Aug 18.2 -
MOA-2002-BLG-53 17:57:17.52 -29:35:13.6 12.15 8.77 1.10 2002 Aug 22.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-54 18:01:45.69 -27:59:53.2 17.31 39.40 5.53 2002 Sep 9.4 -
MOA-2002-BLG-55 18:05:40.15 -28:44:38.5 18.54 9.34 13.93 2002 Aug 21.1 -
MOA-2002-BLG-56 17:59:15.96 -28:12:49.0 16.36 25.68 2.31 2002 Sep 9.9 -
MOA-2002-BLG-57 18:11:19.61 -29:26:21.1 18.52 13.26 12.97 2002 Aug 27.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-58 17:58:27.65 -28:29:41.5 18.09 18.38 198.11 2002 Sep 6.0 -
MOA-2002-BLG-59 18:00:41.09 -28:58:21.9 25.26 1179.64 ? 2002 Sep 3.6 -
MOA-2002-BLG-60 18:00:58.28 -28:03: 7.5 18.86 22.18 4.76 2002 Sep 3.5 -
MOA-2002-BLG-61 17:55:54.91 -29:25:50.6 16.60 8.84 2.18 2002 Sep 26.3 -
MOA-2002-BLG-62 18:06:44.29 -27:42:58.2 17.29 ? 1.00 ? -
MOA-2002-BLG-63 18:03:37.46 -28:34:47.9 14.16 15.97 5.53 2002 Oct 4.1 -


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