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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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