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J/A+AS/90/451    Variables and Nebulae in Sgr B                   (Terzan+ 1991)
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A photometric study of the bright cloud B in Sagittarius.
VII. 1165 new variable stars and 65 diffuse objects.
     Terzan A., Gosset E.
    <Astron. Astrophys. Suppl. Ser. 90, 451-493 (1991)>
    =1991A&AS...90..451T
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ADC_Keywords: Regional catalog; Stars, variable; Nebulae; Photometry
Keywords: Galactic structure; long-period variables

Abstract:
   A field in the Sagittarian bright cloud in the direction of the Galactic 
   center is investigated by means of the B, V, and R Schmidt plates at the 
   ESO, and 1165 variable stars are reported. The position, R magnitudes, 
   epochs, and amplitudes of variation are given for each star, and the 
   surface density per square degree of variable stars increases from 1.7 to 
   65. The number of variables in the present field is similar to that for 
   field A, and variables of type L and/or M are more densely numerous toward 
   the center of the Galaxy than at other locations. Of the objects listed, 
   65 are given with potential classifications based on morphological data 
   from the B and R Schmidt plates. The preliminary observations suggest a 
   success rate of 42 percent on the precise prediction of the object types.


File Summary:
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 FileName    Lrecl    Records    Explanations
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ReadMe          80          .    This file
table2          96       1165    Variables in Sgr B cloud
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See also:
    J/A+AS/49/715  : (621 variables)
    J/A+AS/76/205  : (1592 variables and 30 diffuse objects)
    J/A+AS/123/507 : (1061 variables)

Byte-by-byte Description of file: table2
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   Bytes Format  Units   Label    Explanations
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   1-  4  I4     ---     TerzV    [2215/3379]+ Runnning Number
  10- 11  I2     h       RAh      Right Ascension 1950 (hours)
  13- 14  I2     min     RAm      Right Ascension 1950 (minutes)
  16- 19  F4.1   s       RAs      Right Ascension 1950 (seconds)
      22  A1     ---     DE-      Declination 1950 (sign)
  23- 24  I2     deg     DEd      Declination 1950 (degrees)
  26- 27  I2     arcmin  DEm      Declination 1950 (minutes)
  29- 32  F4.1   arcsec  DEs      Declination 1950 (seconds)
  36- 40  F5.1   deg     GLON     Galactic longitude
  43- 47  F5.1   deg     GLAT     Galactic latitude
      49  A1     ---     l_Rmax   '<' when Rmax is an upper value
  50- 53  F4.1   mag     Rmax     Red magnitude at Maximum
      54  A1     ---     u_Rmax   ':' for inaccurate R(max) value.
  57- 58  I2     ---     r_Rmax   Index of plate in table 1
      60  A1     ---     l_Rmin   '>' when R(min) is a lower value
  61- 64  F4.1   mag     Rmin     Red magnitude at minimum
      65  A1     ---     u_Rmin   ':' for inaccurate R(min) value.
  68- 69  I2     ---     r_Rmin   Index of plate in table 1
  72- 74  F3.1   mag     A        ? Observed magnitude amplitude
  78- 96  A19    ---     Remarks  Other names and Remarks:
                                  B or V indicate a brightness variation
                                  on the B and/or V plates
                                  Other remarks: see the paper
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Historical Notes:
  * 27-Oct-1992: Catalogue provided by Eric Gosset, and first archived
  * 07-Jul-1995: reformatted to be compatible with other parts
                 J/A+AS/49/715 and J/A+AS/76/205
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(End)                               Francois Ochsenbein [CDS]        07-Jul-1995

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