BELGIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY V.V.S. - Working Group Variable Stars Cataclysmic Variables Circular No.74 1995, December 16 Ed.: T. Vanmunster, Walhostraat 1A, 3401 Landen, BELGIUM Internet: tvanmuns@innet.be TEL. 32-11-831504 -------------------------------------------------------------- The CATACLYSMIC VARIABLES Home Page: hht://www.cv.psi.edu =================================================================== IP Peg [UG, 12.0B - 16.6B] ========================== This object has been detected in outburst by several observers. We received independent reports from L. Szentasko (Hungary), T. Vanmunster (Belgium) and J. Pietz (Germany). Additional confirmative observations were communicated by E. Broens (Belgium) and A. Diepvens (Belgium) : 1995 12 08.776 UT, [13.8 (G. Poyner, 0.40-m refl., seq: TA); 12 10.747 UT, [13.8 (G. Poyner); 12 13.818 UT, [13.9 (E. Broens, 0.35-m refl., seq: VSOLJ); 12 15.701 UT 12.8 (L. Szentasko, 0.33-m refl.); 12 15.717 UT, 12.5 (T. Vanmunster, 0.35-m refl., seq: TA); 12 15.735 UT, 12.6 (E. Broens); 12 15.739 UT, 12.3 (A. Diepvens, 0.15-m refr., seq: AAVSO); 12 15.770 UT, 12.5 (J. Pietz, 0.40-m refl.); IP Peg was last seen in outburst on September 6, 1995 by J. Pietz (CVC 56), when it became as bright as mag. 12.0. Bill Worraker, Didcot, UK is heading an international observing project on IP Peg (a TA/BAAVSS initiative), to study the eclipse behaviour of this dwarf nova. Observers are strongly encouraged to send their eclipse timings (with full details on sequence and comparison stars) to Bill Worraker (bill.worraker@aea.orgn.uk). FS Aur [UGZ:, 14.4v - 16.2v] ============================ Eric Broens, Mol, Belgium reports his outburst detection of this CVAP object. Confirmation came from Tonny Vanmunster, Landen, Belgium. We have following observations available : 1995 12 10.465 UT, 15.9 (M. Iida, 20-cm refl.+CCD, unfiltered); 12 10.469 UT, 15.4 (M. Iida); 12 10.805 UT, [14.7 (G. Poyner, 0.40-m refl.); 12 14.487 UT, 15.8 (M. Iida); 12 15.917 UT, 14.8 (E. Broens, 0.35-m refl., seq: VSOLJ); 12 16.090 UT, 14.4 (T. Vanmunster, 0.35-m refl., seq: VSOLJ); According to our records, the object was last seen in outburst (i.e. brighter than mag 15) on 1995 January 26, when it reached mag. 14.9 (CVC 27). KV And [UGSU, 14.6p - 22.5p] ============================ In response to CVC 73, which announced the KV And outburst, Lasse Jensen, Farum, Denmark remarks : "The AAVSO chart (11/94) for KV And marks the star at a wrong position, although a note on the chart says that the position is improved compared to Downes & Shara. Checking it with Downes & Shara, it seems that the position is identical. The GSC-based chart made by Paul Van Cauteren (Belgian Astronomical Society VVS) has KV And at the correct position (at least where I observed the variable)." Available observations of the present outburst : ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE (UT) MAGN MS SEQ OBSERVER REMARKS SOURCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 11 23.03 [15.0 mv GSC Bortle, J. CVC 73 1995 11 24.912 14.0 mv GSC Vanmunster, T. CVC 73 1995 11 24.938 13.6 mv Jensen, L. VSNET 1995 11 25.095 14.0 mv GSC Bortle, J. CVC 73 1995 11 25.709 13.9 mv Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 25.772 13.9 mv GSC Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 26.74 14.2: mv Szentasko, L. VSNET 1995 11 26.789 13.9 mv GSC Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 27.958 14.1: mv GSC Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 28.085 14.2 mv GSC Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.798 14.1 mv GSC Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.832 14.0 mv GSC Broens, E. VSNET 1995 12 01.081 14.3 mv Jensen, L. VSNET 1995 12 08.981 [14.1 mv GSC Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 12 10.797 [14.5 mv GSC Poyner, G. VSNET DM Lyr [UG, 13.6p - 18p] ======================== Several additional observations of the DM Lyr were received. The complete photometric summary now looks as follows : ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE (UT) MAGN MS SEQ OBSERVER REMARKS SOURCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 11 19.795 [14.8 mv TA Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 20.748 14.2 mv Pietz, J. CVC72 1995 11 21.682 14.1 mv Szentasko, L. CVC72 1995 11 21.702 14.5 mv Jensen, L. CVC72 1995 11 21.725 14.2 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 22.400 [14.4 mv Takahashi, S. CVC72 1995 11 22.71 14.3 mv Szentasko, L. VSNET 1995 11 22.764 14.6 mv TA Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 22.771 14.8 mv TA Worraker, B. priv(WOR) 1995 11 22.788 14.7 mv TA *Day, J. VSNET 1995 11 25.722 13.9 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 25.737 14.5 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 26.7 13.9 mv *Szentasko, L. VSNET 1995 11 26.794 14.7 mv TA *Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 28.760 [14.8: mv TA *Broens, E. VSNET 1995 11 28.786 15.2 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET V493 Lyr [UG, 13.2 - 18.0p] =========================== As noted by Tonny Vanmunster, Belgium in a VSNET message on November 27, 1995, this variable showed brightness variations of nearly 0.5 magnitudes in narrow time intervals, during its present outburst. The event has been recorded several times. We refer to the Cataclysmic Variables Home Page for a light curve showing the observed phenomenon. It would of course be extremely interesting to monitor V493 Lyr in very close detail (several observations a night by different observers) during a next (super)outburst, in order to determine if the observed behaviour is true. The photometric summary below lists all observations covering the present outburst of V493 Lyr. The corresponding light curve, and the one of the August 1994 outburst, are shown in the Cataclysmic Variables Home Page. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE (UT) MAGN MS SEQ OBSERVER REMARKS SOURCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 11 18.757 [14.1 mv Day, J. VSNET 1995 11 19.760 [14.1 mv *Jensen, L. priv(JEN) 1995 11 20.718 14.1 mv Jensen, L. VSNET 1995 11 20.756 14.1 mv Pietz, J. CVC72 1995 11 21.681 13.9 mv Szentasko, L. CVC72 1995 11 21.701 14.0 mv Jensen, L. CVC72 1995 11 21.718 14.3 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 21.731 14.3 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 21.781 13.8 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 21.937 13.5 mv TA Worraker, B. CVC72 1995 11 22.7 14.0 mv Szentasko, L. VSNET 1995 11 22.765 13.7 mv Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 22.768 14.3 mv TA Worraker, B. priv(WOR) 1995 11 22.795 13.6 mv *Day, J. VSNET 1995 11 24.891 14.3: mv TA Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 25.704 14.4 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 25.736 14.0 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 25.737 14.1 mv *Pietz, J. VSNET 1995 11 25.811 14.0 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 26.70 14.4 mv *Szentasko, L. VSNET 1995 11 26.792 14.4 mv *Poyner, G. VSNET 1995 11 28.756 14.4 mv TA *Broens, E. VSNET 1995 11 28.769 14.3 mv TA *Broens, E. VSNET 1995 11 28.771 14.7 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.778 14.8 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.785 14.8 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.793 14.9 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.801 14.7 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.808 14.8 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.814 14.8 mv TA *Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 28.827 14.4: mv TA *Broens, E. VSNET 1995 11 30.725 [14.1 mv *Jensen, L. VSNET 1995 12 01.702 [14.1 mv *Jensen, L. VSNET HT Cas [UGSU, 10.8v - 18.4v] ============================ The famous November 1995 outburst of HT Cas now is definitely over. We present a final photometric summary below, covering observations till the end of November. A light curve, showing the full outburst of HT Cas, is presented in the Cataclysmic Variables Home Page. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE (UT) MAGN MS SEQ OBSERVER REMARKS SOURCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 11 23.929 16.4 CU Rodriguez, D. 26-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 11 23.945 16.4 CU Rodriguez, D. 26-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 11 23.929 16.5 CU Rodriguez, D. 26-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 11 24.818 [13.9 mv Itoh, H. VSNET 1995 11 24.932 [14.7 mv AA Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 25.524 [14.5 mv Itoh, H. VSNET 1995 11 25.774 [14.7 mv AA Vanmunster, T. VSNET 1995 11 27.417 [13.9 mv Makiguchi, N. VSNET 1995 11 27.611 [14.3 mv Makiguchi, N. VSNET 1995 11 27.946 [15.5 mv Poyner, G. VSNET DV Dra [UGWZ?, 15.0B - <21p] ============================ The (very) faint outburst of DV Dra, which first was announced in CVC 67 and later followed-up in CVC 69, has been further commented by Taichi Kato and the Ouda team members of Kyoto University, Japan : "A 6-min V-band CCD exposure of DV Dra taken at Ouda Station on November 25, 1995, clearly shows DV Dra significantly brighter than in Downes & Shara (1993). Astrometry using 6 GSC stars (mean residual 0".3) gives a position of R.A.=18h17m24s.44 and Decl.= +50d48'16".6 (J2000.0). This position is slightly different from that given in Downes & Shara (1993), but is in good agreement with one (R.A. = 18h17m24s.44 , Decl.=+50d48'16".3) obtained by M. Iida from his outburst CCD image (Iida, private communication). Reanalysis of the Nov. 13 CCD image confirms this finding. When adopting the POSS magnitude (<21), the present data seem to show that the outburst may be still on its slow decline, or that the object may be in "high-state" quiescence. Reexamination of POSS and the candidate by Downes & Shara (1993) in digitized GSC survey plate would help identifying the nature of this intriguing outburst." The photometric summary, listed in CVC 69, thus becomes : ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DATE (UT) MAGN MS SEQ OBSERVER REMARKS SOURCE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1995 10 30.398 17.8 CU GSC Iida, M. 20-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 10 30.405 17.5 CU GSC Iida, M. 20-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 10 30.411 17.2 CU GSC Iida, M. 20-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 10 31.372 17.8::CU GSC Iida, M. 20-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 11 01.394 17.5 CU GSC Iida, M. 20-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 11 13.388 18.60 V GSC *Ouda team 60-cm+CCD VSNET 1995 11 25.379 18.61 V GSC *Ouda team 60-cm+CCD VSNET Tonny Vanmunster