SIMBAD references

Raffaele Castellano, Vico Equense, Italy, reports the detection of an apparent outburst of a previously unknown variable star in the field of M45 (the Pleiades cluster) on Oct. 29.898 UT using a Takahashi BRC250 f/5 refractor (+ FLI Proline 16803 CCD camera + clear luminance filter). G. Masi (Ceccano, Italy) has analyzed Castellano's images and reports the following precise position: R.A. = 3h47m29s.90, Decl. = +23o33'15".7 (equinox 2000.0; uncertainty 0".3 in each coordinate). The USNO-B1.0 catalogue has a red star (1135-0042434) at this position (end figures 29s.897, 15".47; B-V approximately +1.5). Masi provides the following red magnitudes for the variable: Oct. 29.9000, [19:; 29.9090, 19.0; 29.9181, 18.5; 29.9271, 16.6; 29.9361, 14.3; 29.9452, 14.6. Masi comments that the object seems to be real, having a profile and a FWHM similar to the stars around it. An animation video by Raffaele is posted at the following website URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIc2pqnZ3KQ.