FG Sge rising The unique (final helium flash object) variable FG Sge has been observed to sharply rise from the deep minimum. Recent observations: YYMMDD(UT) mag observer 991024.475 <138 (H. Itoh) 991025.800 <135 (M. Verdenet) 991025.806 150: (C. P. Jones) 991025.833 153: (G. Poyner) 991027.780 <145 (M. Verdenet) 991027.792 155: (C. P. Jones) 991028.501 <101 (Y. Watanabe) 991028.778 152: (C. P. Jones) 991030.838 152: (C. P. Jones) 991031.769 <148 (M. Verdenet) 991102.796 156: (C. P. Jones) 991102.883 154: (G. Poyner) 991103.920 <146 (C. P. Jones) 991105.808 154: (C. P. Jones) 991106.410 <101 (Y. Watanabe) 991106.789 154 (C. P. Jones) 991109.428 <137 (S. Takahashi) 991109.816 153 (C. P. Jones) 991109.847 153 (G. Poyner) 991110.808 154 (C. P. Jones) 991113.400 <138 (H. Itoh) 991116.805 152 (G. Poyner) 991116.837 153: (C. P. Jones) 991117.835 <151 (C. P. Jones) 991119.785 150 (G. Poyner) 991119.865 <146 (C. P. Jones) 991129.423 <135 (H. Itoh) 991129.749 147 (G. Poyner) 991201.794 145 (G. Poyner) 991204.374 <101 (Y. Watanabe) 991204.406 <135 (H. Itoh) 991204.785 144 (G. Poyner) 991205.750 142 (M. Verdenet) 991206.760 138 (M. Verdenet) 991207.742 142 (G. Poyner) 991207.833 140 (C. P. Jones) 991210.740 134 (M. Verdenet) 991213.751 140 (G. Poyner) 991215.757 137 (G. Poyner) 991216.719 132 (M. Verdenet) 991219.733 133 (C. P. Jones) 991219.776 135 (G. Poyner) 991220.730 133 (M. Verdenet) 991221.017 129 (R. J. Modic)