THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 195 1988 Aug 31  19.05UT.
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Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074
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VY AQUARII
J.Isles, Limassol, Cyprus telephones that VY Aquarii is in
outburst. On 1988 Aug 31.76UT the estimate was 11.0v whereas on
Aug 30.82, the object was not seen and below 12.5 using C5.

NOVA OPH 1988
R.McNaught e-mails a report by Andrew Pearce, W.Australia, that
this nova is again brightening: Aug 20.71, 12.7; 30.53, 11.1.
Further estimates urgently required.

P/COMET KOPFF (1988k)
E.M.Alvarez and M.J.S.Belton, National Optical Astronomy
Observatories; and K.J.Meech, Institute for Astronomy, University
of Hawaii, report their recovery of P/Kopff with the University of
Hawaii 2.2-m telescope on Mauna Kea. The object is centrally
condensed without any obvious coma with magnitude R approx 21. The
comet is close to predictions.                   IAUC 4647

SUPERNOVA 1935C IN NGC 1511
S.van den Bergh, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory; and M.L.Hazen,
Center for Astrophysics, report that HV11970, mentioned by E.H.Byc
as a possible nova associated with LMC and sometimes known as
Nova Hydri 1935, is rather definitely a SN in NGC 1511
(RA 03h59.3m DEC -67 46',1950), an alternative also suggested by
Boyce. The object reached its observed maximum of mpg=12.5 on
1935 Sept 19 and was located 55"E, 8"S of the galaxy's nucleus.
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Guy M Hurst