[vsnet-chat 5402] CGCS 2792

["Sebastian Otero" <varsao@fullzero.com.ar>]

Dear friends,

In the April issue of Communique by the Southern CCD and Photometry Group,
there was a note on this carbon star.
Observations by Colin Henshaw and Albert Jones suggest this is a variable
star. Although the reported magnitudes (9.1-10.0) are far from the V
maeasures (V= 8.36, B-V= 4.04 from the GCPD and 8.35 from Tycho-2) and
remind me of the UY Centauri case, it is very important to keep track of
this carbon star since the probbilities of this being variable are high.
My first observation a couple of weeks ago gives 8.1 suggesting the star is
brighter than the catalogued 8.36 value.

Identifications:

CGCS 2792 = SAO 251015 = CD -62 00466

Position from Tycho-2:

10h 34m 18.06s -62º 42' 39.1" (2000.0)

I have prepared a chart for this and other variables and suspected variables
in the area of the bright PP Carinae (= p Car, V= ~3.3). The star is very
easy to locate so I'm sure it will be a future favourite target.
The chart is available at:
http://ar.geocities.com/varsao/Carta_CGCS_2792.htm

Regards,
Sebastian.



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