AAVSO International Database

Alert Notice 325: 1955+22C Var Vul 05 - New variable near M27

August 23, 2005

Subject: 1955+22C VAR VUL 05 - NEW VARIABLE NEAR M27

Object: 1955+22C VAR VUL 05

Event: New Variable in Vulpecula

Discovered Independently By:
- Joerg Hanisch, Gescher, Germany
- Hans-Goeran Lindberg, Skultuna, Sweden

Discovery Magnitude:
- 15.8 CCD clear +/-0.4 (C11 at 2699 mm FL, unfiltered SXV-H9 camera at 3x3 binning) - Hanisch
- 15.27 C (pix_H5 Compstar 16.6) - Lindberg

Alert Notice 327: Nova Scuti 2005 - Probable Nova in Scutum

October 3, 2005

SUBJECT: NOVA SCUTI 2005 - Probable Nova in Scutum

Object: 1826-06 N SCT 05

Discovered Independently By:
- A. Takao, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan (reported by M. Soma, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
- K. Haseda, Aichi, Japan (reported by H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University, Japan)

Discovery Magnitude:
- Takao: 10.3 CCD
- Haseda: ~10.9 photographic

Alert Notice 328: V477 Scuti = Nova Scuti 2005 Number 2 - Nova in Scutum

October 17, 2005

SUBJECT: V477 SCUTI = NOVA SCUTI 2005 Number 2 - Nova in Scutum

Object: 1833-12 V477 SCUTI = N SCT 05#2

Discovered Independently By:
- G. Pojmanski, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, in the course of the All-Sky Automated Survey (ASAS)
- K. Haseda, Aichi, Japan (reported by H. Yamaoka, Kyushu University, Japan)

Alert Notice 331: Monitoring requested on Cepheid variable 1320-02 W Vir

January 10, 2006

SUBJECT: MONITORING REQUESTED ON CEPHEID VARIABLE 1320-02 W VIR

Longtime AAVSO member and colleague Dr. George Wallerstein, University of Washington, has requested our assistance in monitoring the Cepheid variable W Vir in support of his scheduled observing later this month at Apache Point Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico. Visual and CCD observations are requested. For PEP observers who can reach magnitude 10 or fainter, PEP-V observations are also requested.

Alert Notice 332: Request to monitor V426 Oph for XMM Newton observations

January 18, 2006

SUBJECT: REQUEST TO MONITOR V426 OPH FOR XMM-NEWTON OBSERVATIONS

Dr. Darren Baskill, University of Leicester, has requested optical observations of the cataclysmic variable star V426 Oph to coincide with upcoming XMM-Newton observations.

1803+05 V426 Oph is located at RA: 18:07:51.7 and Decl.: +05:51:48. (J2000)

Alert Notice 333: Possible New Dwarf Nova in Cet (ASAS023322)

January 21, 2006

SUBJECT: Possible New Dwarf Nova in Cet (ASAS023322)

Bogumil Pilecki, Warsaw University Astronomical Observatory, reports on a possible new nova or dwarf nova discovered by the ASAS3V instrument. Coordinates by David Boyd (BDG) using UCAC2 as reference are:

RA: 02:33:21.398 +/- 0.07 Decl.: -10:47:04.55 +/- 0.07 (J2000)

The previously unobserved object was first detected by ASAS3V on Jan 20.121 UT at magnitude 12.08 in V.