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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 915       1995 Jan 12 07.50UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK  or    GMH at GXVG.AST.CAM.AC.UK
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COMET 1995 A1
Robert Jedicke, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, reports his
discovery of a comet with the 0.9-m Spacewatch telescope at Kitt
Peak.
J. V. Scotti adds that the middle image gives m2 = 20.9, shows a
coma of diameter 17" and a tail extending faintly out to 2'.91 in
p.a. 262 deg.
     1995 UT             R.A. (2000) Decl.        m1
     Jan.  8.41727    7 56 12.11   +20 20 54.9   19.0
           8.46370    7 56 10.50   +20 21 06.1
           8.49853    7 56 09.37   +20 21 15.0
IAUC 6124

EF PEGASI
Gary Poyner reports that Patrick Schmeer has detected an outburst
of this UG star:
1995 Jan  5.732UT,[13.0 (Schmeer, Germany, 0.20-m T, seq TA)
1995 Jan 11.726UT, 11.1 (Schmeer)
         11.740UT, 11.1 (Schmeer)
The outburst has been confirmed by Gary Poyner:
1995 Jan 11.744UT, 11.1 (Gary Poyner, Birmingham, UK 0.40-m refl
                         sequence TA)
This star is on the Recurrent Objects Programme of the UK Nova/
Supernova Patrol. Care should be taken as indicated on the TA chart
which mentions a close companion of about magnitude 13.0 about 5
arc seconds in PA 305. It would be helpful when submitting
observations if it could be specifically stated whether both
stars were seen and separated or whether the estimate represents
a combined image magnitude.

SV SAGITTAE
This R-CrB type variable is fading as indicated in a report from
John Toone, Shrewsbury, UK:
1994 Nov 28.745UT, 10.8; Dec 23.732, 10.9; 1995 Jan 2.270UT, 11.6;
Jan 6.274UT, 12.0.
An independent report from I.Tepliczky, Hungary confirms the
fade:
1994 Dec 31.69UT, 11.1; 1995 Jan 2.69, 11.7; 3.69, 11.9.

Guy M Hurst