[vsnet-alert 1230] CVC 154 (KW And)

[Tonny Vanmunster <tvanmuns@innet.be>]

BELGIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY V.V.S. -  Working Group Variable Stars
Cataclysmic Variables Circular No.154            1997, September 23
Ed.: T. Vanmunster, Walhostraat 1A, 3401 Landen, BELGIUM
     Internet: tvanmuns@innet.be                  TEL. 32-11-831504
     CVC Web Page : http://vsnet.astro.columbia.edu/~cba/cvc
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KW And [UG, 14.8 - 22p]     
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Timo Kinnunen, Finland reports his visual detection of an outburst
of this CVAP object. Gary Poyner has informed us about an uncer-
tain confirmation (hazy skies), while Tonny Vanmunster, CBA Belgium
Observatory reports confirmation by CCD. Observations :

1997 Sep 22.793 UT, [16.0   (T. Vanmunster, 0.25-m SCT, unfilt. CCD);
     Sep 22.943 UT, [14.7   (E. Broens, 0.35-m refl., visual);
     Sep 23.029 UT, [14.7   (G. Poyner, 0.40-m refl., visual);
     Sep 23.87  UT,  15.3   (T. Kinnunen, 0.44-m refl., visual);
     Sep 23.917 UT,  15.4:: (G. Poyner, 0.40-m refl., visual);
     Sep 23.932 UT,  15.8   (T. Vanmunster, 0.25-m SCT, unfilt. CCD);

KW And was last reported in outburst on March 10, 1996 by Tonny
Vanmunster [CVC 85] at mag. 15.0. The object did not became
brighter than mag 14.8 during this short outburst [CVC 87].

KW And was discovered by Kurochkin and originally designated
SVS 2206. Two of the outbursts that he detected on photographic 
plates lasted for more than 8 days.

Apart from this, little is known about KW And. Hence, follow-up
observations, both visual and by CCD, are highly welcomed.


Tonny Vanmunster

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