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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 955       1995 May 08 14.32UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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V1057 CYGNI
Further estimates: 1995 May 2.931, 13.3 (Tonny Vanmunster, Belgium)
3.13, 13.1 (Michel Verdenet, France); 4.07, 13.2 (Vanmunster);
6.67, 13.1 (Y.Takenaka, Japan).

AL COM
Recent results show that the star has undergone a major fade
followed by a recovery. Fluctuations appear to be over a short
time scale and observations are therefore recommended several times
each night:
UT Date   UT Dec    JD     Estimate   CCD/mpv  mv  Cl I Surname
24-Apr-95 0.880     832.38                     14.5   L Jensen
26-Apr-95 0.620     834.12            14.58           S Kiyota
29-Apr-95 0.840     837.34                     14.9   L Szentasko
03-May-95 0.207     840.71                     16.0   R Royer
03-May-95 0.546     841.05            17.00           D Nogami
03-May-95 0.829     841.33                     16.1   L Szentasko
03-May-95 0.910     841.41                     16.5   J Pietz
04-May-95 0.120     841.62                     15.2   J Bortle
04-May-95 0.159     841.66                     15.2   D York
04-May-95 0.172     841.67                     15.3   J Bortle
04-May-95 0.175     841.67                     15.2   D York
04-May-95 0.197     841.70                     15.2   D York
04-May-95 0.299     841.80                     15.6   R Royer
04-May-95 0.307     841.81                     15.6   R Royer
04-May-95 0.315     841.81                     15.6   R Royer
04-May-95 0.860     842.36                     16.0   J Pietz
05-May-95 0.584     843.08            15.81           D Nogami
06-May-95 0.492     843.99            15.40           M Iida
06-May-95 0.600     844.10            15.23           D Nogami

Nick James, Chelmsford has e-mailed an image obtained on
1995 May 3.8UT (0.30-m reflector+CCD) which shows the star near
this initial minimum at approximately magnitude 16.5. He has
again measured the position to check identification:
1995 May 3  RA 12h32m25.83s DEC +14 20'42.9"(2000)
This is around 0.1" from the position he obtained on 1995 Apr 6
and which appeared on E944 and VSC 61.

VARIABLE IN CEPHEUS ON 'LD' PHOTOS (=Q1995/033)
Discovery details for the above object appeared in
'The Astronomer', Vol 31 No 372 [1995].
Gareth Williams, Minor Planet Center, USA reports that the object
is recorded on the recently received Digital Sky Survey at V=14.
He obtains a precise position from the PSS I plate [epoch
1954.595, 15 comparison stars from GSC, mean residual of fit
0.2"]:
RA 21h57m26.08s DEC +64 12'48.9"[2000].

MV LYRAE
S.Yu Shugarov (Sternberg State Astronomical Institute) and
V.I.Marsakova (Odessa State University) report observation of
MV Lyrae possibly returning from low to its usual bright state:
variations (V): April 25 15.56-16.14
                April 27 14.68-14.75

Guy M Hurst