We have a unique opportunity to catch an FUor outburst, HBC 722, in the act. We request ToO time to observe this source from 50-670 um at the earliest opportunity, and a re-observation on the ~ 0.5 yr timeframe to observe variability.
Publication
An Analysis of the Environments of FU Orionis Objects with Herschel | Green Joel D. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Volume 772 Issue 2 article id. 117 23 pp. (2013). | 772 | 10.1088/0004-637X/772/2/117 | 2013ApJ...772..117G | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2013ApJ...772..117G
Disentangling the Environment of the FU Orionis Candidate HBC 722 with Herschel | Green Joel D. et al. | The Astrophysical Journal Letters Volume 731 Issue 2 article id. L25 6 pp. (2011). | 731 | 10.1088/2041-8205/731/2/L25 | 2011ApJ...731L..25G | http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2011ApJ...731L..25G
Herschel was launched on 14 May 2009! It is the fourth cornerstone mission in the ESA science programme. With a 3.5 m Cassegrain telescope it is the largest space telescope ever launched. It is performing photometry and spectroscopy in approximately the 55-671 µm range, bridging the gap between earlier infrared space missions and groundbased facilities.
