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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 3702      2022 May 08 19.12UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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PR HERCULIS

Gary Poyner relays Jose Ripero has reported (on vs obs share, May 7) that
the UGWZ star PR Her is in outburst.  

HERPR   20220507.9597   13.6   OJR    Active

Since its discovery in 1951 by Hoffmeister (from a photographic plate) the
only major outburst to have been covered well occurred in November 2011. 
Since then there have been several faint detections (below mag 15) reported
to the AAVSO database (the last one being in June 2020 at 16.7V by Roger
Pickard).  The quiescent magnitude is around 21.0.

Confirmation is urgently requested.

Guy M  Hurst




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