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: 0058+40 RX AND No. 657 0213+40 LX AND August 14, 2000 1552+72 SS UMI ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0058+40 RX ANDROMEDAE The dwarf nova type (Z CAM subclass) cataclysmic variable RX AND is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 10.9326 13.5 DPV AUG 12.2868 12.2 SXN AUG 10.934 13.7 MUY AUG 12.3486 12.3 GMB AUG 11.1833 13.5: WWJ AUG 12.903 12.1 MUY AUG 11.927 12.5 MUY AUG 13.1583 12.0 MDP AUG 12.013 12.7 RMQ AUG 13.2063 11.9 MDP AUG 12.060 13.0 PYG AUG 13.376 12.1 MRV AUG 12.138 12.5 OJR AUG 13.8993 11.8 DPV AUG 12.183 12.5 MRV AUG 14.2253 12.1 BEB ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0213+40 LX ANDROMEDAE The dwarf nova type cataclysmic variable LX AND appears to be in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 09.016 <13.9 MUY AUG 12.3063 12.4 SXN AUG 10.949 <13.3 MUY AUG 12.913 12.8: MUY ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1552+72 SS URSAE MINORIS The dwarf nova type (SU UMA subclass) cataclysmic variable SS UMI is in outburst, as indicated by the following observations: AAVSO Observer AAVSO Observer UT Mag. Initials UT Mag. Initials AUG 09.9537 18.0: CCD DRG AUG 11.929 14.1 PYG AUG 10.038 <15.8 RMQ AUG 12.034 14.0 PYG AUG 10.8695 15.89 CCD DRG AUG 13.8264 <12.5 DPV AUG 10.9843 15.18 CCD DRG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- We thank the following contributors for the data that they have provided for this News Flash: BEB - R. BERG, USA MUY - E. MUYLLAERT, BELGIUM DPV - P. DUBOVSKY, SLOVAKIA OJR - J. OSORIO, SPAIN DRG - R. DIETHELM, SWITZERLAND PYG - G. POYNER, ENGLAND GMB - M. GABLE, USA RMQ - M. RESZELSKI, POLAND MDP - P. MCDONALD, CANADA SXN - M. SIMONSEN, USA MRV - R. MODIC, USA WWJ - W. WILSON, ENGLAND 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! ____________________________________________________________________________