Dear Colleagues, please find attached the following magnitude estimate for the object in the subject: XTEJ1118+480 20000401.8247 13.04C This *unfiltered* CCD estimate uses the GSC 3451:1612 as reference star (V mag from Tycho catalogue: 10.964). Astrometry follows (cfr vsnet-alert 4511): XTEJ1118+480 RA:11h18m10.56s Decl: +48d02'12.9" (J2000.0) Seven reference stars from USNO A2.0 have been used; mean residuals: 0.22". Regards, Gianluca Masi CBA Italy -- *********************************************************************** * Gianluca Masi "Two things fill the soul * * Via Madonna de Loco, 47 with awe and reverence [...]: * * 03023 Ceccano (FR) the starry sky above me and * * ITALY the moral law within me" * * e-mail: gianmasi@fr.flashnet.it * * web: http://vsnet.eurolink.it/comets/ I. Kant * * Minor Planet Center Obs. Code: 470 - Ceccano * * Center for Backyard Astrophysics - Italy * ***********************************************************************