THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 45 1987 Aug 04 18.55UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line. ------------------------------------------------------------------- V394 Corona Austrinae Further to the announcement on E-circular 44, the outburst was detected on two PROBLICOM photos taken on Aug 2. A spectrum by Liller on Aug 3.021UT showed intense H-alpha emission. Visual/Photovisual estimates: July28.443UT, (11.6 (McNaught,Siding Spring); 29.590, 7.2 (McNaught); 29.616, 7.5 (McNaught); 31.468, 9.6 (McNaught); Aug 1.997, 8.9 (Liller, Chile); 2.847, 9.8 (J.Isles, Cyprus); 3.07, 10.5 (Liller); 3.445, 9.5 (D.Herald,Kambah); 3.762, 10.6 (Isles); McNaught provides the following precise position of a mag 18 star, which is presumed to be the recurrent nova: RA 17h56m58s.21 -39 00'29".4 (1950) secured with the Uppsala on Aug 3.7 on Tri-X film.(IAUC 4428 etc) Comet Sorrells (1986n) J.Bortle, Stormville, New York advises us that this comet continues to be much brighter than predicted: July 16.11UT, 10.3; 17.11, 10.6; 18.14, 10.5; 22.14, 10.6; 29.11, 10.7.(0.32-m f5.6 refl. x68). Guy M Hurst