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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1336      1998 Aug 31 15.25UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
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V592 HERCULIS
Timo Kinnunen, Finland reports a rare outburst of this eruptive
variable which was originally reported as a possible nova by
Richter in 1968 but later classified as a dwarf nova.
Selected observations(visual unless otherwise stated):
1998 Aug 24.901UT,  [15.3 Gary Poyner, Birmingham 0.40-m refl.TA
         26.835      12.0 Timo Kinnunen, Finaldn 0.44-m refl.
         27.181      13.0 Lance Shaw, USA 0.33-m refl. Seq.AA
         27.192      13.0 G.Hanson, USA 0.46-m refl. Seq.AA
         27.892      13.5 Gary Poyner
         28.233      12.9 Lance Shaw
         29.888,     14.0 J.Mackey 0.28-m T+CCD+V
         30.848,     14.1 J.Mackey 0.28-m T+CCD+V

Jonathan Kemp, CBA-New York reports a precise position:
        R.A.     16 30 56.43    Dec.     21 16 58.7 (2000)
John Mackey also reports a precise position:
1998 08 29.88804 16 30 56.40    Dec     +21 16 57.8 (2000)
\\\\\\V592 Her  c           Found by G.A.Richter
S,400,5,S
-C,16.5161, 21.2825,2000
P,16h 28.8m  +21 23'  (1950)
O,196,198,12.3B,21.5
-T,UG? Seq:GSC
-S,TA941027
M,3,72,52
-L,R,beta
R,10.76,174,317,B
R,10.83,26,47,A
R,11.63,172,156,C
R,12.53,146,243,1
R,13.01,245,154,3
R,13.87,172,258,2
R,14.21,174,244,D
R,14.69,174,172,E
R,15.28,176,190,H
M,11,295,394,70,209
M,12,319,287,85,333,43,211,175,276,48,10,7,96,269,143
M,12,391,168
M,13,54,337,29,381,111,326,165,376,88,284,353,12
M,13,166,50,62,85,57,126,346,68,29,96,280,19,257,161
M,13,194,90,226,68,383,397
M,14,339,292,86,288,290,242,219,322,58,201,352,388
M,14,111,349,240,321,266,284,225,364,115,230,258,204
M,14,292,331,40,241,371,304,159,395,119,64,294,48,125,72
M,14,270,7,190,68,164,110,144,117,232,34,103,129,350,141
M,14,358,181,354,189
M,15,136,271,31,361,77,215,64,215,47,245,338,338,280,245
M,15,68,262,363,280,121,216,45,228,283,387,306,197,367,257
M,15,196,259,209,363,92,371,348,285,213,295,295,281,350,299
M,15,214,360,187,213,63,18,341,4,250,8,40,56,330,20
M,15,59,26,149,55,279,44,58,86,58,73,352,90,57,90
M,15,346,93,241,87,76,112,147,95,79,90,149,139,174,21
M,15,40,32,353,164,134,167,44,153,214,172,249,182
M,15,70,183,14,184,180,182,390,67,396,210,375,219
M,15,394,357,384,120,394,343,375,382
E,123
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Guy M Hurst