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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1574      2000 Oct 24 12.07UT
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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EDITORIAL ABSENCE
The editor will be away and unavailable from Thursday October 26
and will return Sunday October 29.

As Nick James is also away during the same period, Denis Buczynski
has kindly agreed to deal with urgent observational matters
including potential discoveries.

The telephone number for Denis is: (01524) 68530 and the e-mail
address is: denis@cb978iau.demon.co.uk

When sending e-mails to Denis relating to discoveries please
also send a copy to the editor's mailbox. The latter will not
be monitored daily in this period but will be reviewed upon my
return.

V493 AURIGAE
A new (c) chart was issued on 2000 Aug 30 to extend the
sequence for this mira variable found by Mike Collins
as the new catalogued range is 10.4-15.0. A (c) e-chart follows
and a revised (b) chart will be sent shortly.

\\\\\\V493 Aur  c       =TAV J0550+543 (Collins)
S,400,3,S
P,05h 50.2m  +54 23'  (2000)
-C, 5.8361, 54.3808,2000
O,198,202,10.4,15.0
-T,Type:Mira Seq:Tycho/C.Jones
-S,TA000830
R,9.52,48,316,A
R,10.19,300,15,B
R,11.3,286,358,E
R,11.7,196,168,F
R,11.9,186,78,G
R,12.3,155,241,H
R,12.7,228,200,I,R
R,13.2,277,212,J
R,13.8,152,85,K
R,14.1,106,168,L
M,10,340,387,383,53
M,11,258,372
M,12,328,307,339,370,60,254,97,224,257,333,168,385
M,12,191,5,81,206,169,123,230,51,63,193
M,13,51,279,332,291,313,78,397,96,352,79,324,174
M,13,53,36
M,14,119,391,320,28,327,129,138,23,170,208
E,37
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Guy M Hurst