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Brian, Please note that the Harvard designations aren't really fixed identifiers, but might change if new entries are added, older positions are corrected, etc. In the recent update (described on http://vsnet.aavso.org/validation.stm) you will find following changes among others: 0343+23D NSV 1321 changed Desig to 0342+23B 0339+24 21 TAU changed Desig to 0340+24 0506-08 V1199 ORI changed Desig to 0506-08B The recent updates of March 28th are not yet included in SIMBAD, although according the SIMBAD homepage the last update was done on April 7th. Best Regards, Eric ************************************ VVS Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren http://vsnet.vvs.be/wg/wvs/ Eric Broens Wateringstraat 143 B-2400 Mol BELGIUM e-mail: Eric.Broens@skynet.be ************************************ > -----Original Message----- > From: aavso-discussion-admin@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA > [mailto:aavso-discussion-admin@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA]On Behalf Of > Brian Skiff > Sent: Monday, April 14, 2003 04:52 > To: aavso-discussion@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA > Cc: vsnet-chat@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp > Subject: [AAVSO-DIS] AAVSO names in SIMBAD > > > I noticed in the last few days in SIMBAD that a number > of variable > stars now have old-style AAVSO 'Harvard' designations included among > the aliases. A check this evening using a global search showed that > indeed 4497 stars have such names added. The on-line Lortet et al > 'Dictionary...' shows the following: > > AAVSO (American Association of Variable Star Observers) > Write: <<AAVSO HHMM+DDA>> N=5864 > Object [V*] (SIMBAD class: V* = Variable Star) > Note: In the acronym format coordinates are 1900 coordinates.\br > See AAVSO database (http://vsnet.aavso.org). > Auth.: - > Origin of the Acronym: A = Assigned by the author(s) > > Thus to look up a star by the AAVSO name, just type 'AAVSO' in front > of the digits, e.g.: 'AAVSO 0000+63' for NSV 25 (which is the first > star by RA in the list). Yes, the dictionary entry says 5864 stars, > but the search picked up 4497 of them. No, I don't know why. > > \Brian > _______________________________________________ > aavso-discussion mailing list > aavso-discussion@mailman.McMaster.CA > http://mailman.McMaster.CA/mailman/listinfo/aavso-discussion >
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