>>>Apparently HD 23873 has faded by ~0.16 magnitude. SIMBAD lists HD 23873 at V=6.606 with spectral class B9.5V. The UBV catalog shows a range of 6.57 to 6.62 for this star. More observations will be required to confirm the fading of HD 23873. Dear Doug and colleagues, Last night I observed HD 23873 and it doesn't seem to be fainter.... My visual observation is: HD023873 20030105.029 66 OSE The raw result was 6.63. There are good comparison stars. See my chart at: http://ar.geocities.com/varsao/Carta_BU_Tau.htm Maybe the proximity of HD 23872 (V= 7.5) has its influence in some of the results?? On the other hand, from GCPD and Hipparcos photometry, the magnitude of 18 Tau (the "new" comparison star) is V= 5.66. Regards, Sebastian. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://vsnet.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 25/11/02