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: 0130+50 KT PER 0814+73 Z CAM No. 528 0139+37 AR AND 1612-54 HP NOR November 12, 1999 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0130+50 KT PERSEI The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable KT PER is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials NOV 11.2069 14.8: HSG NOV 12.0014 12.7 BRJ NOV 11.313 14.4 CCDV OCN NOV 12.0069 12.6 DPL NOV 11.785 13.1 MUY NOV 12.0278 12.6 TSC NOV 11.929 13.0 MUY NOV 12.1403 13.0 HSG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0139+37 AR ANDROMEDAE The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable AR AND appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials NOV 11.0924 <15.0 HSG NOV 12.1368 14.7 HSG NOV 11.1660 <13.6 DKS NOV 12.1569 14.8 HSG NOV 11.777 <13.9 MUY NOV 12.2014 14.7 HSG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0814+73 Z CAMELOPARDALIS The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass prototype) cataclysmic variable Z CAM is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials NOV 09.994 13.6 PYG NOV 11.9646 11.5 BRJ NOV 10.1660 13.5 HSG NOV 11.968 11.9 MUY NOV 11.2097 12.9 HSG NOV 12.1431 11.2 HSG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1612-54 HP NORMAE The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable HP NOR appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials NOV 02.4368 <14.0 SRX NOV 11.4514 12.7 SRX NOV 10.4847 13.4 SRX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: BRJ - J. BORTLE, USA OCN - S. O'CONNOR, CANADA DKS - S. DVORAK, USA PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND DPL - P. DOMBROWSKI, USA SRX - R. STUBBINGS, AUSTRALIA HSG - G. HANSON II, USA TSC - S. TRACY, USA MUY - E. MUYLLAERT, BELGIUM 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! ____________________________________________________________________________