[vsnet-alert 344] AAVSO NEWS FLASH - No. 1

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Subject: GK Persei                                  No. 1
                                                    February 26, 1996

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MINOR OUTBURST OF GK PERSEI

The old nova GK Per (Nova Per 1901) has gone into a minor outburst,
for the first time since July 1992, as indicated by the following 
observations:

    UT             JD        Mag.   Observer

FEB 19.0257   2450132.5257   12.8  (J. Bortle, USA)
FEB 19.0993   2450132.5993   13.0  (J. McKenna, USA)
FEB 20.0896   2450133.5896   12.9  (W. Dillon, USA)
FEB 23.1333   2450136.6333   13.0  (R. Royer, USA)
FEB 23.828    2450137.328    12.9  (P. Schmeer, Germany)
FEB 25.0507   2450138.5507   12.7  (M. A. Komorous, Canada)
FEB 25.819    2450139.319    12.7  (Schmeer)
FEB 25.873    2450139.373    12.6  (J. R. Osorio, Spain)
FEB 26.0542   2450139.5542   12.4  (McKenna)
FEB 26.0549   2450139.5549   12.5  (Bortle)
FEB 26.781    2450140.281    12.4  (Schmeer)
FEB 26.809    2450140.309    12.4  (Schmeer)

The X-ray Timing Explorer (XTE) satellite has been scheduled
to observe GK Per on Feb. 27, 1996, at 10 UT.

Please monitor GK Per closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your
observations to AAVSO.


Good observing!
Janet A. Mattei

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