------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1069 1996 Apr 13 18.44UT 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 WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- SW URSAE MAJORIS (Q1996/021) Ornulf Midstkogen, Norway, informed us on Apr 12 that he had detected an outburst of this UGSU-type dwarf nova. On 1996 Apr 11.9UT he estimated it at 13.6v using a 0.30-m reflector. A subsequent report, relayed by Taichi Kato in Japan, emanated from Lasse Jensen in Denmark who independently also detected the outburst: 1996 Apr 11.847UT, 14.0; 11.875, 13.5; 11.955, 11.7; 11.969, 11.4. Gary Poyner did not detect it to a limit of mag 14.7 on Apr 10.903UT. Guy M Hurst