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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2465      2008 Jly 22 14.55UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
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V2670 OPHIUCHI
R. W. Russell et. al., The Aerospace Corporation and others report on 
IAUC 8956 0.8- to 5.5-micron spectroscopy of V2670 Oph (= Nova Oph 2008 
No. 1, TA E-Circulars 2451, 2452 and 2454) on 2008 June 14 UT using SpeX 
at the Infrared Telescope Facility. It displays a generally 
low-excitation spectrum with lines of neutral carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, 
and sodium, and singly ionised iron and calcium. V2670 Oph is probably 
an "Fe II"-type nova. There is no evidence at present for dust 
formation.

VY AQUARII
Further to the note on TA E-Circular 2458 reporting an outburst of this 
eruptive star, Eddy Muyllaert of Belgium reports that it has apparently 
brightened again after an initial fade. On July 21.133 it was 14.66 (CCD 
unfiltered) but rose to 12.8 on July 21.961UT (visual).

A further note has appeared on AAVSO Special Notice #114:
Several observers have reported that the dwarf nova VY Aqr has 
re-brightened since fading from its initial superoutburst.  Although VY 
Aqr has been classified as a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova, previous
superoutburst re-brightenings have not been well-observed. Continued 
monitoring of VY Aqr for the next several weeks is strongly encouraged. 
Both visual and CCD time-series observations are needed, the former to 
track the overall light curve, and the latter to study superhumps and 
short-term variability.  Both positive and fainter-than estimates are 
valuable, so please continue to monitor VY Aqr if and when it becomes 
faint again -- it may undergo further rebrightenings during this 
outburst.

SUPERNOVA 2008dp IN ESO 320-26
Discovery by Berto Monard, South Africa of a possible supernova (CBET 
1416):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008dp  Jun  25.70  11 49 48.86  -38 47 02.1  17.3    18  "W, 3  "N
The object may be brightening based on Monard's further measures:
June 26.70, 17.2, 27.70, 17.0 (CCD unfiltered).

SUPERNOVA 2008dq IN UGC 10214
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1417):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008dq  Jun  25.30  16 06 03.11  +55 25 37.4  18.3     7.2"W, 6.2"N
Type-Ic supernova, similar to SN 1994I. SN 2007cu also appeared in this 
galaxy.

SUPERNOVA 2008dr IN NGC 7222
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1419):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008dr  Jun  28.42  22 10 51.67  +02 06 29.6  16.8     1.3"W, 8.1"N

SUPERNOVA 2008ds IN UGC 299
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1419):
SN      2008 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2008ds  Jun  28.47  00 29 50.83  +31 23 33.9  15.5    33.6"W, 2.5"S

Guy M Hurst