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[vsnet-obs 4099] CVC 112 (DO Dra)



BELGIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY V.V.S. -  Working Group Variable Stars
Cataclysmic Variables Circular No.112              1996, October 16
Ed.: T. Vanmunster, Walhostraat 1A, 3401 Landen, BELGIUM
     Internet: tvanmuns@innet.be                  TEL. 32-11-831504
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DO Dra [UG, 10.0B - 15.1B]
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Gary Poyner, Birmingham, UK reports his visual detection of an
outburst of DO Dra, a most interesting object which is on the 
TA/BAAVSS Recurrent Objects Programme. Tonny Vanmunster, Landen,
Belgium has confirmed the outburst by CCD. These are the
available observations, obtained a few minutes ago :

1996 Oct 16.784 UT,  12.7  (G. Poyner, 0.40-m refl., seq: VSNET);
     Oct 16.787 UT,  12.0  (T. Vanmunster, 0.25-m SCT, unfilt. CCD,
                            seq: VSNET);


DO Dra was last seen in a bright outburst on September 27, 1990,
when the object reached mag 9.1. Several minor brightenings have
been reported since.


Tonny Vanmunster