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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1963      2004 Jan 24 14.51UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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DO DRACONIS
Mike Simonsen (USA) has reported an outburst of the intermediate polar, 
DO Draconis. On 2004 Jan 23.229UT the visual magnitude was estimated to 
be 14.5. Instrument: 0.305-m f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
The position is:
RA 11h 43m 39s  DEC +71 41.3' (2000)

According to a report from the AAVSO, this is the first outburst since 
2000 Nov. 15 (when it peaked at m_v = 10.1 and faded to quiescence in 4 
days).
However Parick Schmeer, Germany reports he detected an outburst on on 
2001 Sept. 24.792 UT at mv= 11.4. TA E-Circular 1693 carries news of 
various observers who saw this event.

The current outburst has been confirmed by W. Kriebel of Germany) who 
estimated it at magnitude 11.4 on Jan 23.73UT.

SUPERNOVA 2004A IN NGC 6207
IAU Circular 8265 carries news of the discovery by K. Itagaki (Japan) of 
an apparent supernova of mag 15.7 in NGC 6207 on CCD frames taken with a 
0.28-m reflector on 2004 Jan. 9.84 UT. A confirmatory image of Jan 
10.75UT showed it at the same magnitude. It is located at: RA 16h 43m 
01.90s DEC +36 50'12.5" (2000), 22"W and 17"N of the centre of parent 
galaxy.

Guy M Hurst