BELGIAN ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY V.V.S. -  Working Group Variable Stars
Cataclysmic Variables Circular No.111              1996, October 08
Ed.: T. Vanmunster, Walhostraat 1A, 3401 Landen, BELGIUM
     Internet: tvanmuns@innet.be                  TEL. 32-11-831504
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V1454 Cyg [UGSS, 13.9p - <17.0p]
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Eric Broens, Mol, Belgium reports his visual detection of an outburst
of this very interesting cataclysmic variable, which is part of the 
TA/BAAVSS Recurrent Objects Programme. Tonny Vanmunster, CBA Observa-
tory, Belgium has confirmed the outburst by CCD.

1996 Oct 03.867 UT, [13.9  (G. Poyner, 0.40-m refl., seq: TA);
     Oct 07.806 UT,  13.6  (E. Broens, 0.35-m refl., seq: VVS/GSC);
     Oct 07.867 UT,  13.6  (E. Broens);
     Oct 07.886 UT,  14.0  (T. Vanmunster, 0.25-m SCT+ST-7, unfilt.CCD);


Only two outburst observations of V1454 Cyg are listed in the
Outburst Acitivity Database on Selected Cataclysmic Variables,
both in the sixties. The last reported outburst was seen on
September 16, 1968 at mag. 14.8. Eric Broens' observation thus
very likely constitutes the first ever visual observation of this 
dwarf nova.

Follow-up observations of the present outburst are highly encouraged.


Tonny Vanmunster