------------------------------------------------------------------- THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1188 1997 Apr 27 10.06UT Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise, Basingstoke, Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074 INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK WORLD WIDE WEB http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer ------------------------------------------------------------------- TAV J0550+543 (=Q1997/029) Mike Collins, Everton, Beds, England reports his discovery of an uncatalogued variable star in Auriga during photography for the UK Nova/Supernova Patrol. The object was recorded in Patrol Area 24 using a 135mm FL lens and Kodak 2415 film. The position is: RA 05h50m10s DEC +54'22'51"(2000) On 1997 March 5.9UT (discovery) it was recorded at magnitude 10.4 whereas on 1989 Dec 22.9UT it was fainter than magnitude 12.7. The star is probably GSC 3754.324 at V magnitude 13.89. A fuller report on the analysis of previous photography will be published in 'The Astronomer' shortly but in the meantime we provide an e-chart and sequence below and appeal for further observations: \\\\\\TAV J0550+543 Found by Mike Collins S,400,6,S -C, 5.8358, 54.3783,2000 O,201,199,10.4,(13.9? -T,type unknown -S,TA970427 P,05h 50.2m +54 23' (2000) M,8,277,14 R,9.4,126,256,A R,10.2,252,106,B R,10.7,206,84,C,R R,10.9,156,320,D M,10,272,292,73,348,187,393,100,10,293,125 R,11.3,245,278,E,R R,11.7,200,183,F,B R,11.9,195,138,G M,11,56,338,346,263,16,283,346,373,231,284,309,15 M,11,28,377,234,7,209,24,370,165,54,145,395,157 R,12.3,179,219,H,A R,12.7,216,198,I,R M,12,266,252,271,283,73,292,132,225,384,321,151,211 M,12,230,265,186,291,33,340,180,342,307,260,286,366,313,392 M,12,355,384,148,381,143,78,191,45,100,60,51,172,363,152 M,12,173,66,197,101,214,36,373,129,278,37,120,78,143,202 M,12,186,160,217,124,134,195 M,13,23,298,364,286,127,238,268,244,33,225,134,376,258,137 M,13,14,195,300,146,79,48,310,174,264,186,299,15,13,113 M,13,267,59,301,7,365,2,345,166,28,5,60,68 M,13,27,173,44,169,188,199 E,81 ////// Basic chart automatically generated by CHART ver 1.6 Guy M Hurst