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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 2527      2009 Feb 22 13.48UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
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V630 CAS
Further to discussions on BAAVSS-NET by Gary Poyner, the peculiar 
cataclysmic variable V630 Cas appears to have brightened significantly 
above its quiescent level.  It has been suggested that this brightening 
may be a precursor to an outburst, although that has not been 
established at this time.  Gary Poyner further notes that the last 
recorded outburst of V630 Cas was in 1992, when the star rose by two 
magnitudes, and remained in outburst for three months; the only other 
known outburst occurred in 1950, when the star rose by 5 magnitudes.

The most recent estimate by Hazel McGee at JD 2454881.585 (2009 Feb
19.085) puts V630 Cas at m(CV)=15.1 based on a visual estimate from a 
CCD image. This is approximately one magnitude above its normal 
quiescent value.  The object was also measured at m(CV)=15.14 on JD
2454880.60069 (2009 Feb 18.1007; McGee, reduction by Poyner), and Arne 
Henden also reports that coincident BVRI data taken at SRO/Arizona 
indicates V630 Cas was at V=15.14 on JD 2454881.610 (2009 Feb 19.110).

V630 Cas is located at the following J2000 coordinates:
RA 23h 48m 52.0s DEC +51 27' 39" (2000)

Charts for V630 Cas may be plotted with VSP at the following URL:

http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/vsp/index.html?pickname=V630%20Cas

The above notes are an extract from an AAVSO Special Notice prepared by 
Matthew Templeton.

SUPERNOVA 2009V IN ANONYMOUS GALAXY
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1680):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009V   Feb  2.36   10 12 48.72  +43 10 59.5  18.8     1.3"W, 2.1"S

SUPERNOVA 2009X IN UGC 6019
Discovery by LOSS of a possible supernova (CBET 1680):
SN      2009 UT      R.A.  (2000.0)  Decl.    Mag.     Offset
2009X   Feb  2.36   10 54 26.44  +59 02 13.1  17.1     3.7"W, 1.0"S

Guy M Hurst