THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 335 1989 Aug 26 15.54UT. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NOVA SCORPII 1989 Andrew Pearce (07:ANP001) reports visual magnitude estimates: Aug 20.54UT, 11.0; 21.54, 11.3; 22.51, 11.8. Rob McNaught (07:GED001) has measured a possible candidate for the prenova of mag 20 on a survey plate of 1974 June 20: RA 17h48m34.00s DEC -32 31'15.2"(1950). IAUC 4839 A chart is now available on e-mail request. SN 1988ab IN NGC 762 M.Richmond, University of California at Berkeley, reports his discovery of a supernova 33"W, 5"N of the nucleus of NGC 762. Magnitudes: 1988 Dec 4.2UT,15.6 (R filter); 1989 Jan 3.2,17.9 (no filter); Aug 11.5,[19.1 (R filter). IAUC 4836 VW VUL P.Schmeer (MAG70250) reports that VW Vul, a presumed SU UMa-type variable, is undergoing a probable superoutburst: Aug 20.97, [13.0; 24.91, 12.5. The position is: RA 20h55m34s DEC +25 18.8'(1950) Guy M Hurst