THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 13 1987 Mar 15  19.18UT.

Supernova 1987A
Recent visual magnitude estimates by R.McNaught, Siding Spring,
Australia, suggest that the supernova, after remaining at 4.4 since
late February, is now brightening:
Mar 12.58UT, 4.3; 12.75, 4.3; 13.40, 4.2; 13.79, 4.0.

Q1987/8=TAV 0723-03
Further to the discovery announcement on E-circular 11, Robert
McNaught has revised the position to:
        RA 7h23m.1 DEC -3 00'(1950).
A photograph taken by A.Young, Burwash, with the 0.57-m reflector,
on Mar 10 in response to the previous circular, clearly shows the
variable resolved from the magnitude 11 object. McNaught estimates
that the variable is 19 arc seconds south following the magnitude
11 star.
P.Schmeer, West Germany, also reported seeing the pair clearly
resolved on 1987 Mar 8 at 22.07UT using a 0.21-m Schmidt Cassegrain
and estimated the new object at approximately magnitude 9.5.
Other results received:
Mar 8.559, 9.1 (McNaught); 9.906, 9.6 (Lubbock, 0.44-m refl);
10.675, 9.2 (McNaught); 11.851, 9.6 (Lubbock); 12.840, 9.4
(Lubbock).
McNaught further advises that the star is not definitely seen on
the blue Palomar Sky Survey but shows on the red at approximately
magnitude 16.
A chart and sequence is being sent by snail-mail and also appears
on VSC No 29.

Possible New Var in Orion=Q1987/10=TASV0616+15
Robert McNaught also reports another possible variable in the
general area of CZ Ori and located at:
         RA 6h16m.1 DEC +15 28 (1950).
It was again found on nova patrol photos during February at about
mag 11 but was fainter than 11.5 on Jan 4. The object may have a
small amplitude. No photographs or charts are so far available and
the assistance of photographers in obtaining plates would be
appreciated so that a chart may be issued.

SU Tauri
D.Fischer, Germany, has telephoned to report that Stefan Korth has
observed this star near magnitude 14 during March. According to the
TA VS notes for Feb observations (in press) the star was then near
minimum at approximately 15.5. Further daily monitoring is
required.
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McNaught further advises that the star is n