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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2173      2005 Nov 24 12.59UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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DV DRACONIS
Patrick Schmeer, Bischmisheim, Germany has reported the following 
unfiltered CCD observations of an outburst of DV Draconis:

DRADV 20051115.065 <175CR SPK
DRADV 20051117.067 <180CR SPK
DRADV 20051118.064 <172CR SPK
DRADV 20051119.064 <180CR SPK
DRADV 20051122.062  151CR SPK
Instrument: University of Iowa, Rigel Telescope (0.37-m Cassegrain)
Sequence: Henden and Sumner (R magnitudes derived from V and B-V)

He adds that he has measured the following position:
RA 18h 17m 23.07s  DEC +50 48'17.7" (2000)
The only previously recorded outburst (a supermaximum) of this UGWZ
candidate was observed on 1984 June 1.9 UT at mpg= 15.0 (IBVS 3626).

A review of the AAVSO Quick Look files shows Tim Parson has a visual 
observation of 14.9 on Nov 21.064UT and therefore apparently confirming 
the outburst.

K. Hasuike and K. Torii, Osaka University report that they imaged the DV 
Dra region with the ART 14 inch telescope, and confirmed the ~15 mag 
star near the DV Dra position.

Preliminary analysis suggests that the position of the star ( RA 18 17 
23.1, DEC 50 48 18) (very rough estimate with ~5" uncertainty) is about 
18 arcseconds to the west compared to the variable's position in the 
GCVS catalogue.

Roger Pickard advises that there is a BAAVSS chart at:
www.britastro.com/vss/chartcat/Dra/DV%20Dra/DV%20Dra%20263.01.gif

SUPERNOVA 2005iq IN MCG -03-1-8
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (IAUC 8628):
SN      2005 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2005iq  Nov. 5.20   23 58 32.50  -18 42 33.0  17.2   8.6"E, 17.7"N

A. V. Filippenko and R. J. Foley, University of California, Berkeley, 
report that inspection of a CCD spectrum obtained on Nov. 7 UT with the 
Keck II 10-m telescope, shows it is of type Ia, probably within a few 
days of maximum brightness. (CBET 278)

Guy M Hurst