[vsnet-alert 13883] Re: PR Her very bright outburst

[Tom Krajci]

Astrometry from one 60-second V filtered image at Astrokolkhoz:

PR Her (J2000)
18 08 04.47 +38 46 17.0

Tom Krajci

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On 11/22/2011 6:42 PM, Taichi Kato wrote:
> As informed below, PR Her is undergoing a rare bright outburst!
> The quiescent magnitude is reported to be 21, and this object is
> most likely a WZ Sge-type dwarf nova (known maximum was 14.0p).
> All sorts of observations are encouraged!  Accurate astrometry
> of the outbursting object is also needed.
>
> ===
>
> From: FIDRICH Robert<fidusz at zpok.hu>
> Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:29:56 +0100
> Subject: [cvnet-outburst] PR Her in bright outburst?
>
> Dear Folks,
>
> Walter Macdonald just alerted us on the #aavso IRC channel, that PR Her
> is in avery bright outburst near 13th mag.
>
> His CCD picture can be found at:
> http://starlightccd.com/temp/002-prher-2x30s.jpg
>
> Is is probably a rare superoutburst?
>
> Clear skies,
>

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