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CVC No.4



BELGIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY V.V.S. -  Working Group Variable Stars 
Cataclysmic Variables Circular No.4                    1994, May 30 
Ed.: P. Van Cauteren, de Borrekenslaan 54, 2630 Aartselaar, BELGIUM 
     73064.1123@compuserve.COM                    TEL. 32-3-8774098 
     T. Vanmunster, Walhostraat 1A, 3401 Landen, BELGIUM 
     Internet: tvm@lms.be                         TEL. 32-11-831504 
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UV Per [UGSU, 11.0v - 17.5v] 
============================ 
 
Tonny Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium reports an outburst of this 
SU UMa-type dwarf nova, as indicated by the following observations: 
 
1994 May 17.956 UT, <13.6 (T. Vanmunster, 0.35-m reflector);  
     May 29.913 UT,  11.9 (T. Vanmunster, Seq: AAVSO); 
     May 29.993 UT,  11.9 (T. Vanmunster, Seq: AAVSO); 
 
According to our records, UV Per was last seen in outburst in 
April 1993, when it reached mag 12.1 (Vanmunster T., Van Loo F.,  
York D.). 
 
 
DO Dra [UGSS + DQ, 10.0B - 15.1B] 
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Refering to the recent brightening of DO Dra, as reported in  
CVC No.3, the following photometric summary lists all available 
observations (starting from May 6, 1994) : 
 
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DATE (UT)       MAGN  MS SEQ OBSERVER         REMARKS         SOURCE 
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1994 05 06.463 [14.3  mv ??  Takahashi, S.    60-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 06.518 [14.0  mv ??  Koshiro, M.      30-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 08.465 [13.4  mv ??  Koshiro, M.      30-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 08.979 [14.2  mv TA  Poyner, G.       40-cm refl.     Mail(poy) 
1994 05 09.485 [13.4  mv ??  Koshiro, M.      30-cm refl.     varstars  
1994 05 10.878 [14.2  mv TA  Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 11.781 [14.3  mv AA  Jensen, L.       33-cm refl.     Mail(las) 
1994 05 11.888 [14.2  mv TA  Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 13.932  14.1  mv TA  Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 13.990  14.2  mv TA  Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 13.993  14.2  mv TA  Van Cauteren,P.  40-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 13.996 [12.4  mv ??  Bengtsson, H.    15-cm refl.     varstars  
1449 05 14.894 [12.4  mv AA  Jensen, L.       33-cm refl.     Mail(las) 
1994 05 14.913 [12.4  mv ??  Bengtsson, H.    15-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 14.979 [12.4  mv ??  Bengtsson, H.    15-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 15.589 [14.0  mv ??  Koshiro, M.      30-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 15.887  14.3  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 15.915  14.2  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 15.954  14.3  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 15.983  14.4  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 16.455 [14.3  mv ??  Takahashi, S.    60-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 16.460  16.2  C  ??  Iida, M.         16-cm refl.+ST6 varstars 
1994 05 16.469 [14.3  mv ??  Takahashi, S.    60-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 17.965  14.4  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 18.010  15.4  mv KT  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 18.014  14.4  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 20.053 [13.5  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 20.474 [14.3  mv ??  Takahashi, S.    60-cm refl.     varstars 
1994 05 29.910 [14.2  mv TA  Vanmunster. T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
 
Remarks : TA = sequence The Astronomer 
          AA = sequence AAVSO 
          KT = sequence Mr. Kato (CCD-frame DD54476) 
 
Patrick Schmeer informs us that the most recent bright outburst of  
DO Dra did not occur in 1988 (as mentioned in CVC No.3), but in 
September 1990, when he detected the star at magnitude 9.7. 
 
 
 
IR Lyr [UG:, 14.6p - 16.0p] 
=========================== 
 
Following  the  outburst  announcement  of  IR Lyr in CVC No.1, we 
compiled the photometric summary below.  It indicates that  IR Lyr  
does not show typical 'UG' characteristics (assuming the identifi- 
cation  of the star, as indicated in "A Catalog and Atlas of Cata- 
clysmic Variables" [Downes, Shara, 1993], is correct). The current  
'outburst' of IR Lyr was also confirmed by Luc Vanhoeck, Breendonk 
Belgium,  who  obtained  an  unfiltered  CCD  image of the object.   
Further observations  of this interesting variable are encouraged. 
 
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DATE (UT)       MAGN  MS SEQ OBSERVER         REMARKS         SOURCE 
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1994 04 19.132 [14.7  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 04 28.941  14.3: mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 04 28.974  14.0  mv GSC Van Cauteren, P. 40-cm refl.     VVS      
1994 04 30.920  14.0  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS      
1994 04 30.995  13.8  mv GSC Poyner, G.       40-cm refl.     Mail(poy) 
1994 05 01.953  13.7  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 02.937  13.8  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS    
1994 05 10.956  13.9  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS     
1994 05 11.924  13.8  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS  
1994 05 13.928 [14.1  mv GSC Jensen, L.       33-cm refl.     Mail(las)
1994 05 14.019  14.1  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS 
1994 05 15.913  13.8  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS  
1994 05 17.997  14.3  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS  
1994 05 20.051 [13.9  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS  
1994 05 29.931  14.1  mv GSC Vanmunster, T.   35-cm refl.     VVS  
 
Tonny Vanmunster