------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1073 1996 Jun 07 19.40UT 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- AK CANCRI (Q1996/026) Bill Worraker, Didcot, UK reports an outburst of AK Cancri which is on the Recurrent Objects List of the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol. On 1996 May 5.920UT the visual estimate was 13.3 using a 0.26-m reflector. Nick James, Chelmsford, UK reports: Following an alert from Bill Worraker that AK Cnc was in outburst I have this evening (May 6: Ed) obtained a V-Band CCD frame using my 0.30m Newtonian and an SX CCD. The outburst is confirmed. The position for this variable is incorrect in Downes and Shara. I obtain the following J2000 position using 12 GSC stars of mean residual 0".24 in RA and 0".22 in Dec: RA 08h 55m 21s.20 DEC +11d 18' 14".7 [J2000]. The V magnitude at 1996 May 06.89 was 0.05 fainter than GSC 814.00128. This star is listed as star E, magnitude 13.7 on the TA C chart. The position of the variable is correct on the The Astronomer chart. Guy M Hurst