THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF VARIABLE STAR OBSERVERS 25 Birch Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA Tel. 617-354-0484 Fax 617-354-0665 http://www.aavso.org * * * AAVSO NEWS FLASH * * * Subject: 1855-22 N SGR 02#3 No. 1036 0132+29 TX TRI 2026-45 TU IND September 23, 2002 0206+57A TZ PER 2053+25 VW VUL 1848+26 CY LYR ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1855-22 N SGR 02#3 UPDATE As indicated by the observations below, the new nova in Sagittarius (announced in News Flash 1035) appears to be slowly fading. AAVSO Alert Notice 279 was issued on this object today and has been posted on the AAVSO web site. (www.aavso.org) Please see the Alert Notice for further information on this discovery and AAVSO 'a' and 'b' scale charts. AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 21.0962 6.0: CCDV WJD SEP 22.1549 6.2 SGE SEP 21.1450 6.1 GAJ SEP 22.1910 6.1 HSC SEP 21.2292 5.8 LMK SEP 22.2243 6.0 LMK SEP 21.2409 5.8 LMK SEP 22.3021 6.2 BJS SEP 21.2674 5.8 BJS SEP 22.3153 6.2 BJS SEP 21.2889 5.8 LMK SEP 22.3333 6.2 BJS SEP 21.4097 5.8 BJS SEP 22.3542 6.2 BJS SEP 21.4100 5.8 BJS SEP 22.5229 6.2 PEX SEP 21.7639 5.7 SSW SEP 22.6722 6.2 TDB SEP 21.8125 5.9 OJR SEP 22.7010 6.2 MLF SEP 21.8299 6.2 TDB SEP 22.7951 6.3 JON SEP 21.8924 5.9 LCR SEP 22.8229 6.4 OJR SEP 21.9931 6.0 GAJ SEP 22.8350 6.5 PYG SEP 21.9937 6.1 MHI SEP 22.9125 6.3 AAX SEP 22.0062 6.0 VWA SEP 22.9924 6.2 DPL SEP 22.0139 5.9 GHT SEP 23.0208 6.6 KMA SEP 22.0174 6.0 STI SEP 23.0227 6.4 SET SEP 22.0277 5.9 MGQ SEP 23.0424 6.4 WI SEP 22.0312 6.0 MHI SEP 23.0451 6.3: FJD SEP 22.0514 5.9 BTB SEP 23.0703 6.37 CCDV WJD SEP 22.0542 6.0 AAX SEP 23.0792 6.3 AAX SEP 22.0590 6.0 STI SEP 23.0861 6.2 MYC SEP 22.0625 5.9 ZPA SEP 23.1979 6.1 RR SEP 22.0764 6.2 RDV SEP 23.3229 6.3 BJS SEP 22.0771 5.85 CCDV WJD SEP 23.4960 6.1 PEX SEP 22.0896 5.7 BDD SEP 24.1591 6.2 LNL ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0132+29 TX TRIANGULI The dwarf nova type (SS CYG subclass) cataclysmic variable TX TRI appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 09.0230 <15.6 PYG SEP 13.2028 <14.4 SXN SEP 09.3007 <14.4 SXN SEP 22.9780 14.1 PYG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0206+57A TZ PERSEI The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable TZ PER appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 21.4306 <13.4 LMK SEP 23.4340 13.2 LMK SEP 22.9640 14.3 PYG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1848+26 CY LYRAE The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable CY LYR is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 22.0604 <14.4 TDB SEP 22.8690 13.9 PYG SEP 22.2292 <14.4 LMK SEP 23.0056 13.5 CGF SEP 22.7951 13.4 GUN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2026-45 TU INDI The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable TU IND appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 12.4130 14.4 SRX SEP 23.2917 13.4: LMK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2053+25 VW VULPECULAE The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable VW VUL appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials SEP 17.8360 15.57 CCD DRG SEP 22.8690 13.7 PYG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: AAX - A. AMORIM, BRAZIL MLF - I. MONARD, SOUTH AFRICA BDD - D. BERNS, USA MYC - C. MARTIN, USA BJS - J. BEDIENT, USA OJR - J. OSORIO, SPAIN BTB - T. BRETL, USA PEX - A. PEARCE, AUSTRALIA CGF - G. CHAPLE JR., USA PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND DPL - P. DOMBROWSKI, USA RDV - D. RYLE, USA DRG - R. DIETHELM, SWITZERLAND RR - R. ROYER, USA FJD - J. FOLEY, USA SET - C. STEPHAN, USA GAJ - J. GARCIA, ARGENTINA SGE - G. SARTY, CANADA GHT - G. GAHERTY JR., CANADA SRX - R. STUBBINGS, AUSTRALIA GUN - J. GUNTHER, FRANCE SSW - S. SWIERCZYNSKI, POLAND HSC - C. HUDDLESTON, USA STI - P. STEFFEY, USA JON - K. JONCKHEERE, BELGIUM SXN - M. SIMONSEN, USA KMA - M. KOMOROUS, CANADA TDB - D. TAYLOR, CANADA LCR - C. LABORDENA, SPAIN VWA - A. VAN WERVEN, USA LMK - M. LINNOLT, USA WI - D. WILLIAMS, USA LNL - N. LERNER, USA WJD - J. WEST, USA MGQ - G. MENALI, USA ZPA - P. ZELLER, USA MHI - H. MENALI, USA Please monitor these and other variable stars closely and phone-in, fax, or e-mail your observations to the AAVSO. Good observing! Janet A. Mattei, Director Rebecca Pellock, Technical Assistant ____________________________________________________________________________ Symbols may include: < = fainter than magnitude given (variable not seen) : = uncertain CCDV = Charge-coupled device with (V) filter If you would like to contribute to AAVSO NEWS FLASH, please send observations of unusual variable star activity to: observations@aavso.org Those who wish to subscribe (free of charge) or unsubscribe to NEWS FLASH may do so by visiting the following web page: http://www.aavso.org If you would like data from the AAVSO International Database for research purposes, please send your request to: Janet Mattei, AAVSO Director, at aavso@aavso.org An archive of past issues of the News Flash is available at the following web page: http://www.aavso.org/newsflash/ We look forward to including your observations in future editions of AAVSO NEWS FLASH! ____________________________________________________________________________