ongoing new brightening of GRO J0422+32

  A series of V-band CCD photometry at Ouda Station (Nara, Japan; Kyoto
  University) indicates that GRO J0422+32 is undergoing a new brightening
  following a short fade on Jan. 14.

    mid-UT     <V>   +/-   N band
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  940114.571  19.43  0.09  28 V
  940115.564  18.81  0.03  37 V
  940116.536  18.27  0.03  43 V

  The light curve on Jan. 16 showed a slight tendency of decline, suggesting
  that the maximum of the present brightening may have been reached.
  Follow-up observations are recommended for this interesting behavior.

Regards,
Taichi Kato (Kyoto University)