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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2000      2004 May 26 06.25UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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LL ANDROMEDAE
Patrick Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany, reports his detection on 
unfiltered CCD images of a rare outburst of LL And:
2004 May 19.464UT, [16.5; 20.461, [18.0; 21.462, [18.0; 23.463, 12.6.
Observations were obtained using the University of Iowa, Rigel Telescope 
(0.37-m Cassegrain).
Sequence: Henden and Sumner (R magnitudes derived from V and B-V)

Patrick adds:
This is only the third known outburst of the SU UMa-type dwarf nova LL 
And. Previous outburst detections: 1979 Sept. 19.01 UT, mag 13 (Paul 
Wild's discovery, IAUC 3412) 1993 Dec. 7.906 UT, mv= 14.0 (Tonny 
Vanmunster, The Astronomer, E-Circular 795) The 1979 outburst lasted at 
least 9 days and was most likely a superoutburst. The current outburst 
is about 1.5 mag brighter than the 1993 supermaximum.

T. Ohshima, Nara, Japan, has reported via VSNET (VSNET-OBS 49719) visual 
confirmation on May 25.753UT, at 13.5 using a 0.13-m reflector.

Gary Poyner reports:

The position is   00h 41m 51.46  +26 37. 21.8  (2000.0)
A Henden sequence can be found at...
http://joevp.20m.com/charts/henden/And%20to%20Gem/

Guy M Hurst