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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1197      1997 May 25 12.45UT
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
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NSV 8001 (=Q1992/027)
On 1992 May 7, Mike Collins reported the detection of a variable
object in patrol area 82 in the constellation of Ophiuchus. The
star was located at RA 16h49m00s DEC +08 23'52"(1950) and was
recorded at magnitude 11.3 on UK Nova/Supernova Patrol photographs
of 1992 May 6.0UT.

Subsequently Mike Collins found that NSV 8001 was the candidate
with cross identifications CSV 002830, Ross 208 and Prager 1128
where the catalogued range was 13-[16p. Ross found the object
originally on 1926 June 17 at approximately magnitude 12.

Mike has again found the star bright on 1997 May 2 at 10.9 and
also reports an early brightening to magnitude 10.7 on 1994
July 10. The position is:
RA 16h51m25s DEC +08 18'51"(2000)

He also provides an e-chart and sequence now adopted
by TA:

\\\\\\NSV 8001  b    found by Frank Ross in 1926
S,400,6,S
-C,16.8569,  8.3142,2000
O,200,200,10.7,(14?
-T,type unknown
-S,TA970527
P,16h 51.4m  +08 19'  (2000)
M,8,30,287
R,9.0,151,172,A,A
R,10.1,376,219,B
R,10.6,255,220,C,R
R,10.9,201,310,D
R,11.1,188,261,E
R,11.3,106,136,F
R,11.7,139,94,G,R
M,11,134,393,20,309,129,151,315,79,232,55
M,11,299,351,238,214
R,12.2,194,88,H
R,12.8,214,199,I,R
M,12,108,76,8,51,73,226,36,84,11,376,78,281,139,252
M,12,145,152,47,388,7,324,81,358,332,16,231,22
M,12,252,82,266,21,376,134,277,172,318,80,357,324
M,12,342,102,274,359
M,13,133,398,143,8,45,311,8,79,180,204,247,127,171,139
M,13,209,306,220,300,372,2,340,232,303,322,182,364
E,52
////// Basic chart automatically generated by CHART ver 1.6

Further observations would be welcomed.

Guy M Hurst