Outburst of KW And (1996 Mar. 10)

Tonny Vanmunster reports in his Cataclysmic Variables Circular No.85 (also vsnet-obs 2326) that KW And is undergoing a bright outburst. Observations:

1996 Mar 09.810 UT, [14.7  (T. Vanmunster, 0.35-m refl., seq: GSC);
     Mar 10.822 UT,  15.0  (T. Vanmunster);
     Mar 10.831 UT,  14.8  (E. Broens, 0.35-m refl., seq: GSC);

The discovery of KW And

This dwarf nova was discovered by Kurochkin (SVS 2206). He listed the following outbursts from examination of 116 Sternberg plates.

List of outbursts

      JD           mpg
  2438972.529     16.36

    40508.462     15.82
    40510.433     14.78
    40516.524     15.52

    41213.491     17.22::

    43049.489     16.90
         .518     17.16
    43055.497     15.38
         .527     15.44
    43057.589     15.50

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