THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 313 1989 Jun 28 18.45UT. Telecom Gold 72:MAG60138 JANET:GMH at UK.AC.RO-GREENWICH.STARLINK Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16, Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone:(0256)471074.Int:+44256471074 Telex:265871(MONREF G) Quote"72:MAG60138 ATT G.HURST"in FIRST line. ------------------------------------------------------------------- TAV 2034+61 (=Q1989/50) Mike Collins, Sandy, Beds (MAG36908) reports his discovery of a variable star on photos for the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol at: RA 20h34.2m DEC +61 38'(1950). He reports the following estimates from exposures on K2415: 1989 Apr 8.1UT, 10.8; May 3.1, 9.8; 7.0, 9.6; 28.0, 9.8; June 26.1, 10.2. On Papadopoulos (1976 Aug 5.3UT) it is 10.8. The Editor notes that it is at the limit of the patrol master for area 5 (1978 Dec 4) at about 11.0 ( based on Kodak 2475). On Atlas Stellarum (1969 July 14) it is present at about magnitude B=12.0. Lick has B=13.5: (1954 Aug 7). The star = IRAS 20341+6137 and = DC 38642 (Dearborn Catalog of Faint Red Stars where it is listed as of red magnitude 11.1 and Spectral type M6. A (B) chart is available on e-mail request. WX CETI Rob McNaught, Australia (6007:GED001) e-mails recent results on this star: June 25.83UT, 15.6pv; 27.83, 15.9. (Uppsala Southern Schmidt). He suggests this may be identical to the behaviour of WZ Sge in 1978/79 when, after a fade of 2 magnitudes, there was a recovery. TA INDEX We are delighted to welcome the following to our group: Glyn Marsh, Catforth 72:MAG12561 Chein-Shiu Kuo, Taiwan EARN%TWNMOE10::NCUT016 Alfredo Pereira, Portugal EARN%PTEARN::FASTPERE Paul Leyland, Bicester JANET%UK.AC.OX.ROBOTS::PCL Jonathan Shanklin, Cambridge JANET%UK.AC.CAM.AST-STAR::JDS Guy M Hurst