[vsnet-chat 317] on the discovery of T Boo

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

   Fortunately, our library contains the discovery literature of T Boo.
Joseph Baxendell, Esq., MNRAS 21, 68, (1861) entitled

  "On the Three New Variable Stars, T Bootis, T Serpentis, and S Delphini"

  1. The first of these variables precedes Arcturus 1m 45s, and is 11' 30"
more south.  It was mapped down as a 9 3/4 magnitude star on the 9th of
April last, and on the 11th it was again seen and estimated to be of the
10th magnitude; but on the 22nd it had diminished to the 12.8 magnitude,
and on the following night it was invisible with Mr. Worthinton's 13-inch
reflector, in a sky which permitted stars of the 14th magnitude to be seen.
It has frequently been looked for since, but not seen.

(descriptions for variable 2 and 3 omitted)

   Having been already assigned for a variable star designation, had the
discovery report appeared elsewhere?

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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