[vsnet-alert 814] V651 Mon recovering from current fade?

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

   We have confirmed T. Watanabe's detection of the rise of V651 Mon (the
central star of the planetary nebula NGC 2346) in [vsnet-obs 5380].

   YYMMDD(UT)    mag
   970328.417   14.01V  Ouda team, CCD
   970329.865   14.6:   G. Poyner, visual
   970330.421   13.26V  Ouda team, CCD
   970330.534   13.1:   T. Watanabe, visual

   The binary (P=15.991 d) phase corresponds to the light minimum when
the fade was in progress (vsnet-alert 642).  This phase reversal seems
to support the Costero's model of a passing cloud in front of a binary
(cf. vsnet-alert 648), suggesting that the current episode is coming to
an end.

   Intensive observations are strongly encouraged!

Regards,
Taichi Kato and Usui

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