------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 3167 2016 May 18 19.26UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK Backup: gmh@wdcc1.bnsc.rl.ac.uk WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.theastronomer.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- CSS 090918:001538+263657 = 1RXS J001538.2+263656 (UG) There has recently been a Gaia alert that 1RXS J001538.2+263656, a UGSU eruptive object in Pegasus, was recorded bright at magnitude 13.89 (G). The alert entry, Gaia16apa, records the bright phase on 2016 May 15 at 16h37mUT. An earlier outburst was recorded by the Catalina Real Time Survey (CRTS). On 2015 Oct 10, it was noted at magnitude 13.48. CSS 090918:001538+263657 in listed in VSX (AAVSO): http://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=232845 The catalogued range is: 13.3-18.3CV The position is: RA 00h 15m 38.27s DEC +26 36' 56.6" (2000) Guy M Hurst