------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 834 1994 Apr 29 19.40UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England. Telephone/FAX(0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 INTERNET: GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK or GMH at GXVG.AST.CAM.AC.UK ------------------------------------------------------------------- BC UMA Taichi Kato, Japan e-mails that M.Ida, Nagano, Japan has recorded BC UMa in outburst with 0.20-m reflector + ST6 CCD unfiltered. It has been confirmed visually by S.Takahashi of Shiga, Japan using a 0.60-m reflector. The star, located at: RA 11h49m39s DEC +49 31.4' [1950] is a suspected SU UMa-type dwarf nova with very rare outbursts. GCVS IV has catalogue range as: 10.9-13.8p. Gary Poyner, Birmingham, UK reports the last outburst observed according to his records was on 1992 July 18. Available estimates follow: 1994 Apr 28.476UT, 12.8 (Iida) 28.515UT, 13.2 (Iida) 28.517UT, 12.6 (Takahashi) 28.530UT, 12.7 (M.Koshiro, Nagano, Japan 0.30-m refl.) 28.559UT, 13.0 (Iida) 28.603UT, 12.7 (Iida) 28.962UT, 12.0 (Poyner) Guy M Hurst --- 00010 ---