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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2249      2006 Jly 25 08.14UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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POSSIBLE VARIABLE OBJECT IN VULPECULA
Tom Krajci has reported that during photometry of HP Vulpecula on 2006 
July 24/25 he noted a new star or possible nova about 1 arc min south of 
the eclipsing variable.

No known minor planets were revealed by a 'Scully' check to a limit of 
V=20.0 in a 15 arc minute region centred on:
RA 19h 59m 00s DEC +26 41' 15" (2000).

Tom has obtained the following precise position:
RA 19h 59m 00.225s DEC +26 41' 14.83" mag 15.7.

A routine set of twin images of the Beta Cygni 10 deg field obtained by 
Guy Hurst, Basingstoke during the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol on 2006 July 
21 (21.54 and 21.55UT) revealed no outbursting object to a limit of 
magnitude 10.3. The exposures with a Canon 10D digital SLR + 85mm f1.8 
lens were of 30sec each but the limiting magnitude was affected by thin 
cloud.

Tom comments that there may be a faint star on DSS1 and DSS2(red) but 
this is not on DSS2(blue).

Brian Skiff (USA) suggests this may be a red variable with large J-K in 
2MASS:

GSC2 N033203195600 = USNO-B1.0 1166-0470058
= MSX6C G064.1479-01.5042 = 2MASS J19590023+2641149
= IRAS 19569+2633
RA 19 59 00.23  DEC +26 41 14.9  (J2000, 2MASS)
the match of the IRAS 12mu flux and MSX6C 'A' band flux makes the ID 
certain ---  2MASS J-K = 2.3

Guy M Hurst