AAVSO NEWS FLASH No. 20


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Subject: IR Gem                                    No. 20

                                                   May 13, 1996
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IR GEMINORUM

The dwarf nova type (SU UMa subclass) cataclysmic variable IR Gem is in 
outburst as indicated by the following observations:

    UT        Mag.    AAVSO Observer                
                                                                               
MAY 11.180   <13.0   (T. Burrows, USA)          
MAY 12.1847   11.9   (Burrows)
MAY 13.1854   11.8   (Burrows)
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Please monitor IR Gem and other variables closely and phone-in, fax, or 
e-mail your observations to the AAVSO.

Good observing!
Janet A. Mattei

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Symbols may include:  < = fainter than magnitude given (variable not seen)
                      : = uncertain
                   CCDV = Charge-coupled device with (V) filter


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