THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 473 1991 Jan 06 15.42UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP, England. Telephone: (0256)471074 Int:+44256471074 Telex: 94082518 Answerback: TAGUY Microlink: MAG60138 JANET:GMH @ UK.AC.CAM.ASTRONOMY.STARLINK GUYH@UK.AC.SUSSEX.CLUSTER TELECOM GOLD: 10074:MIK2885 PRESTEL 256471074 -------------------------------------------------------------------- TASV 0234+38 (Q1990/79) Mike Collins, Sandy, reports his discovery of a possible new variable located at: RA 02h 34.1m DEC +38 45' (1950) on exposures of 1990 Sept 28.0 when the magnitude was estimated as 10.3. (Kodak 2415, 135mm FL lens). A photograph by M.Oates of 1987 Oct 29.09UT shows the star near magnitude 9.5 using the same film type. The star is (98) on the AAVSO chart for UY And. Other identifications by Mike Collins: =IRAS 02341+3845 = IRC+40046 = Dearborn 9426. The GSC lists the star as GSC 2932.02012 with V=9.09 which seems bright? The e-mail chart follows: \\\\\\ Q1990/79 0234+38 variable in And discovered by Mike Collins S,120,20,S P,02h 34.1m +38 45' (1950) O,60,60,9.6,10.3 M,6,50,104 R,7.7,117,29,A R,8.3,34,67,B R,8.7,60,84,C M,8,84,70 R,9.5,55,91,D R,9.8,68,11,E R,10.1,89,110,F R,10.5,78,95,G R,10.9,76,70,H M,10,101,26,30,53,118,59,24,116,27,60 M,10,29,74,61,104 R,11.2,51,61,I M,11,16,3,33,39,37,4,24,68,111,97,48,26,60,28 M,12,53,7,95,92,87,35,95,27,100,25,69,86,1,111 M,12,92,95,67,99,18,64,95,110,44,80,76,5,11,25 M,12,119,51,2,56,79,56,69,104,95,66,83,53,74,73 M,12,49,116,52,64,69,53 E,50 ////// Based on chart automatically generated by GSC2FIND ver 1.0 UY And appears at pixel 101,26 = GSC 2832.00002 at 9.81V Olivier's suspect W ... 100,25 = GSC 2832.00446 at 12.24V Guy M Hurst