In a recent paper, Rector & Perlman provide a BVR sequence in the field of the blazar galaxy PKS 2005-489. I show the data below (sorted in order of decreasing brightness) along with improved coordinates and GSC names. The data are claimed to be reliable only to +/- 0.05 mag., but the internal consistency of the colors suggests they are in fact rather better than this. Some of the stars are a bit crowded, so might not be suitable for short-focus instruments. \Brian source: 2003AJ....126...47R RECTOR T.A. and PERLMAN E.S. Astron. J., 126, 47-52 (2003) A search for intraday variability in the blazar PKS 2005-489. ID RA (J2000) Dec s GSC V B-V V-R remarks PKS 20 09 25.39 -48 49 53.7 - 8400-1270 12.46 0.25 0.23 bright state Q 20 09 48.72 -48 48 51.6 U 8400-0620 12.14 0.55 0.30 S 20 09 00.63 -48 49 05.7 U 8400-1663 12.68 1.19 0.63 star R 10" NE A 20 09 23.38 -48 44 58.4 U 8396-0268 12.89 0.60 0.34 E 20 09 02.32 -48 45 34.3 U 8400-2055 13.11 0.48 0.26 H 20 09 38.67 -48 46 17.9 U 8400-1784 13.59 0.93 0.52 K 20 10 02.61 -48 46 31.9 U 8400-0506 13.88 0.50 0.28 O 20 08 59.10 -48 48 33.2 U 8400-0876 14.01 0.74 0.40 F 20 09 22.89 -48 45 38.5 U 8400-1689 14.18 0.78 0.44 L 20 09 19.05 -48 46 43.2 U 8400-1708 14.41 0.97 0.52 W 20 09 50.15 -48 51 32.3 U 8400-1936 14.67 0.60 0.34 companion 6" NE P 20 09 53.03 -48 48 41.6 U 8400-1963 14.76 0.85 0.48 M 20 09 00.49 -48 48 22.4 U 8400-1757 14.81 0.82 0.42 U 20 09 17.68 -48 50 56.8 U 8400-0466 14.88 0.57 0.33 T 20 09 40.03 -48 50 21.8 U 8400-0542 14.92 0.97 0.53 B 20 09 11.25 -48 45 15.5 U 8400-1945 14.96 1.16 0.70 C 20 09 12.03 -48 45 00.3 U 14.97 0.95 0.57 I 20 09 59.89 -48 46 30.7 U 14.97 0.71 0.39 G 20 09 52.06 -48 46 16.8 U 8400-1742 14.99 0.70 0.38 R 20 09 01.44 -48 48 58.9 M 15.04 1.01 0.58 star S 10" SW N 20 09 07.07 -48 48 26.9 U 15.09 0.65 0.36 J 20 09 04.19 -48 46 32.4 U 8400-1686 15.13 0.69 0.40 companion 11" N V 20 09 59.35 -48 51 23.1 U 15.41 0.73 0.41 D 20 08 58.73 -48 45 17.9 U 15.45 0.73 0.38
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