Dear colleagues, New variable star discovery by the MISAO Project (MisV0297). MisV0297 R.A. 18h00m53s.02 Decl. -10o32'36".0 (2000.0) Mag. 12.3C-14.6C Type SR? = USNO-A2.0_0750.12507224 18 00 53.022 -10 32 36.04 14.7R 18.3B = IRAS 17581-1032 R.A.=18 00 52.76 Decl.=-10 32 37.2 (42 x 7", p.a.=88) flux(12)=1.51 flux(25)=0.88 flux(60)=<0.49 flux(100)=<4.40 35% variable http://vsnet.info.waseda.ac.jp/muraoka/members/seiichi/misao/data/MisV/MisV0297.gif MisV0297 19990408.73366 144C Mis MisV0297 19990408.73419 146C Mis MisV0297 19990430.76345 139C Mis MisV0297 19990430.76392 140C Mis MisV0297 19990801.56520 123C Mis MisV0297 19990801.56655 123C Mis It was detected by the PIXY system as one of the candidates of new variable stars from images taken by KenIchi Kadota, Ageo City, Saitama, Japan, then confirmed by Seiichi Yoshida. DZ Ser (peculiar nova in 1960) is 2.1 arcmin from this object, but probably this is another object. Please see the URL below for the MISAO Project and the PIXY system. http://vsnet.info.waseda.ac.jp/muraoka/members/seiichi/misao/ -- Seiichi Yoshida seiichi@muraoka.info.waseda.ac.jp http://vsnet.info.waseda.ac.jp/muraoka/members/seiichi/index.html