Electronic Telegram No. 1870
Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams
INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION
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WX CETI
    M. Templeton and E. O. Waagen, AAVSO, have informed the Central Bureau
of the discovery by H. McGee (Guildford, England) on July 8.444 UT of a rare
outburst (cf. IAUC 4792) of the dwarf nova WX Cet, apparently its first
since a poorly observed brightening in 2006.  Selected magnitudes for WX Cet
reported to the AAVSO (visual unless noted otherwise):  2006 May 25.788,
[15.0 (R. Stubbings, Tetoora Road, Vic., Australia); June 19.828, 12.0
(Stubbings); July 7.816, 14.6 (S. Kerr, Glenlee, Queensland, Australia);
18.613, [15.2 (Stubbings); 2007 Sept. 8.208, V = 18.4 (F. Gobet, Cestas,
France); Nov. 16.089, V = 18.3 (D. Mendicini, Santa Fe, Argentina);
2008 Jan. 10.333, V = 18.6 (J. Arnold, San Angelo, TX, U.S.A.); Oct. 5.068,
V = 18.2 (G. Poyner, Birmingham, England); Nov. 8.341, V = 17.75 (J. Bedient,
Honolulu, HI, U.S.A.); Dec. 7.951, V = 18.6 (Poyner); 2009 Jan. 24.893, V =
18.3 (Poyner); Feb. 27.4542, [13.0 (Stubbings); July 8.444, V = 12.6 (McGee;
remotely using a telescope in New Mexico); 8.75, V = 12.1 (S. Howerton,
Arkansas City, KS, U.S.A.; averaged time-series observation); 9.374, 12.1
(L. Shotter, Uniontown, PA, U.S.A.); 9.420, 12.1 (Brewster); 9.446, V = 12.5
(McGee); 10.427, 12.0 (M. Brewster, Austin, TX, U.S.A.).  WX Cet is located
at R.A. = 1h17m04s.20, Decl. = -17o56'23".0 (equinox 2000.0).


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