Special Notice #174: Possible outburst of V1108 Her

AAVSO Special Notice #174

Possible outburst of V1108 Her
October 30, 2009

P. Schmeer (Bischmisheim, Ger.) reports a tentative observation of the dwarf nova V1108 Her in outburst.  Schmeer reports a tentative detection at m(vis) = 11.5: on 2009 October 30.753 (JD 2455134.753), made under difficult observing conditions.  Confirmation of this outburst is urgently requested. V1108 Her is believed to be a member of the WZ Sge-class of infrequently outbursting, high-amplitude dwarf novae.  The last recorded outburst was in 2004.

V1108 Her is located at the following (J2000) coordinates:

RA: 18:39:26.20 , Dec: +26:04:10.0

Charts for V1108 Her may be plotted using AAVSO VSP: http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/vsp/index.html?pickname=V1108%20Her

Please submit all observations to the AAVSO using the name V1108 Her.

This AAVSO Special Notice was prepared by M. Templeton.
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