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Started by Illiniwek, 05/22/2008 10:22PM
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How do I find out the SAO numbers for variable stars?
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Alexander Wilson said:How do I find out the SAO numbers for variable stars?
If you know the object's name (e.g., T Lyrae) and/or its epoch 2000 celestial coordinates, you can get its SAO catalog designation on http://webviz.u-strasbg.fr/viz-bin/VizieR?-bgcat
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