Electronic Telegram No. 399
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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RS OPHIUCHI
     This recurrent nova appears to be in outburst for the first
time since 1985 (cf. IAUC 4030, 4031), as indicated by the following
visual magnitude estimates communicated by K. Hirosawa (Aichi,
Inazawa-shi, Japan):  Feb. 12.829 UT, 4.5 (H. Narumi, Ehime, Kita-gun,
Japan); 12.847, 4.6 (K. Kanai, Gunma, Isezaki-shi, Japan); 12.862, 4.4
(Kanai).  W. Renz, Karlsruhe, Germany, provides his confirming visual
magnitude estimates:  Feb. 13.163, 4.8; 13.181, 4.8.


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2006 February 13                 (CBET 399)               Daniel W. E. Green