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Subject: AB Dra, RU Peg                             No. 276
                                                    March 20, 1998
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AB DRACONIS

The dwarf nova type (Z Cam subclass) cataclysmic variable AB Dra is in
outburst, as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer                           AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials              UT        Mag.     Initials

MAR 17.0319   14.2       BRJ             MAR 19.1264   14.3:      HSG
MAR 18.03     13.5:      GRL             MAR 20.11     12.7       GRL
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RU PEGASI

The dwarf nova type (SS Cyg subclass) cataclysmic variable RU Peg is in
outburst, as indicated by the following observations:

                     AAVSO Observer
    UT        Mag.     Initials

JAN 25.0910   12.7       HSG
JAN 26.1167   12.6       HSG
MAR 20.15     10.7       GRL
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We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided
for this News Flash:

                          BRJ - J. Bortle, USA
                          GRL - B. Granslo, Norway
                          HSG - G. Hanson, 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
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