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: 0641+28 IR GEM No. 560 0725+06 SV CMI January 18, 2000 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0641+28 IR GEMINORUM The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable IR GEM appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials JAN 15.988 <14.7 PYG JAN 16.2729 <13.4 SXN JAN 16.1236 <13.8 DKS JAN 17.02 12.7 DGP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0725+06 SV CANIS MINORIS The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable SV CMI appears to be going into outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials JAN 05.359 16.4 CCDV OCN JAN 17.743 14.7 PEX ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: DGP - G. DYCK, USA PEX - A. PEARCE, AUSTRALIA DKS - S. DVORAK, USA PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND OCN - S. O'CONNOR, CANADA SXN - M. SIMONSEN, 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! ____________________________________________________________________________