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BALTIC ASTRONOMY An international journal Volume 2 1993 VILNIUS, LITHUANIA BALTIC ASTRONOMY An international journal published by the Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy (Vilnius, Lithuania) for astronomical institutions of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Editorial Board: A. Bervalds, Latvia R. Mitalas, Canada E. Saar, Estonia A. Sapar, Estonia I. Shmeld, Latvia V. Straizys, Lithuania (Acting Editor) J. Sudzius, Lithuania BALTIC ASTRONOMY is published quarterly (4 issues per year). The journal publishes papers, catalogues and reviews on all branches of astronomy. Papers from all countries are accepted. Editorial Office: Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Gostauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania. Telephone 3702-613440, telex 261135 FI, fax 3702- -224694, e-mail: [email protected] . Annual subscription price is 45 U.S. dollars for institutions and 25 U.S. dollars for individuals (including postal expenses). Orders and money checks in dollars (drawn on a U.S. bank) should be sent to the Editorial Office on the name by V. Straizys. Manuscripts in English should be sent to the Acting Editor. Instructions to authors are given at the end of this journal. Submitted articles will be subject of refereeing. Baltic Astronomy, vol.2, 1-169, 1993. GENERAL PHOTOMETRIC CATALOGUE OF STARS OBSERVED IN THE VILNIUS SYSTEM V. Straizys and A. Kazlauskas Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astronomy, Gostauto 12, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania Received July 5, 1993. Abstract. A photometric catalogue of 7445 stars (8404 including the repeated measurements) observed in the Vilnius system UPXYZVS is compiled from 79 literature sources and unpublished data. The catalogue gives numbers of stars, their identification, right ascensions and declinations, magnitudes, U-P, P-X, X-Y, Y-Z, Z-V and V-S colour indices, spectral types and literature sources of the photomet- ric and spectral data. For about 60 % of stars, spectral types and luminosity classes determined from the photometric data are given. Key words: Vilnius photometric system - spectral classification - catalogues 1. Introduction Since 1969, 79 catalogues of stars observed in the Vilnius pho- tometric system (Straizys, 1992) have been published. They include the field stars, stars in open and globular clusters and associations, dark clouds, galactic areas. To make easier finding the photometric data of a star, general photometric catalogues on magnetic tapes of the stars observed in the Vilnius system have been compiled. Their descriptions have been published by North (1980, 1984), Zdanavicius et al. (1983) and Straizys et al. (1989). The last catalogue con- tained the data of about 5000 stars. Since then, the number of staxs 4 V. Straizys and A. Kazlauskas Table 1 (continued) Coding Description Ba Barium stars V, IV, III, II, lb, lab, la Luminosity classes of stars of the solar che- mical composition: main sequence stars (or dwarfs) subgiants, giants, bright giants and supergiants Be B-type stars with emission in hydrogen lines Ae/Be Herbig emission-line stars Bp, Ap (Hg-Mn,Si, B- and A-type stars with chemical peculiari- Cr-Sr-Eu) ties Am Metallic-line stars of spectral type A He wk, He st B-type stars with weakened and enhanced helium lines Of, Oe O-type stars with emission lines WR (WC or WN) O-type Wolf-Rayet stars LBOO A Bootis-type stars BS Blue stragglers DO, DB, DA, DZ, DQ White dwarf types SDO, SDB, SDOB 0-B subdwarfs SD Subdwarfs (metal-deficient F-G-K dwarfs) MD Metal-deficient stars MDE Stars with extreme metal-deficiency MDG Metal-deficient giants MDSG Metal-deficient subgiants MDGE Extreme metal-deficient giants MDSGE Extreme metal-deficient subgiants CN Stars with enhanced cianogen bands CH Stars with enhanced G-band CHL CH-like stars WG Stars with weak G-band SMR Super-metal-rich G and K giants BHB Blue horizontal branch stars RHB Reil horizontal branch stars GB Giant branch stars AGB Asymptotic giant branch stars AHB Above horizontal branch stars UV BR. Ultraviolet-bright stars in globular clusters SB Spectroscopic binary stars p Spectrum peculiarity General Photometric Catalogue... 5 Table 1 (continued) Coding Description e Emission lines in the spectrum n Broad spectral lines (rapid axial rotation) s Narrow spectral lines (slow projected axial rotation) sh Shell stars wl Weak metallic lines Table 2. Coding of the variability types Coding Description ACV a2 Canum Venaticorum-type stars ACYG a Cygni-type stars BCEP j3 Cephei-type stars BY rotating BY Draconis-type variables CEP, DCEP Cepheids CW W Virginis-type stars DSCT S Scuti-type stars EB eclipsing binary systems ELL rotating ellipsoidal variables FKCOM FK Comae-type stars GCAS 7 Cassiopeiae-type stars INA Orion variables of early spectral types INT Orion variables of T Tauri-type LB, LC Slow irregular giants and supergiants M Mira Ceti-type variables RCB R Coronae Borealis-type stars RS RS Canum Venaticorum-type stars RRAB, RRC RR Lyrae-type stars RV RV Tauri-type stars SR(A, B, C, D) Semiregular variable giants and supergiants of late spectral types UV UV Ceti-type flare stars ZZ ZZ Ceti-type white dwarfs * unique variable stars 6 V. Straizys and A. Kazlauskas 5. Literature sources The literature sources, from which photometric data have been taken, are numerated in the last column of the catalogue and listed in Appendix 2. A number of unpublished observations is given: in this case, the literature list gives only the observer's name. 6. Floppy disk version The catalogue is available on a floppy disk for IBM PC in ASCII text files. It can be obtained by covering the cost of the disk and postal expenses. Acknowledgments. The authors are indebted to A. Bartkevi- cius and E. Jodinskiene for their help in preparation of the catalogue at its initial stage. We are also grateful to S. Bartasiute, K. Cernis, R. Janulis, G. Kuriliene, E. Meistas, J. Sudzius, J. Sleivyte, V. Van- sevicius and K. Zdanavicius for submission of their unpublished ob- servations. References Jaschek, M. 1978, Catalogue of Selected Spectral Types in the MK System (Magnetic Tape S 3042). Strasbourg Stellar Data Center. Kholopov et al., 1985-1990. General Catalogue of Variable Stars, Vol. 1-4, Nauka Publishers, Moscow. Mermilliod, J. C. 1978, Bull. Inform. CDS, Strasbourg, No. 14, 32. North, P. 1980, A&AS, 41, 395. North, P. 1984, Bull. Inform. CDS, Strasbourg, No. 27, 133. Straizys, V. 1992, Multicolor Stellar Photometry, Pachart Publishing House, Tucson, Arizona. Zdanavicius, K., Jodinskiene, E., Kazlauskas, A., Straizys, V. and Bartkevicius, A. 1983. The Results of Photoelectric Photometry of Stars in the Vilnius Photometric System, Magnetic Tape, CDS, Stras- bourg and ADC, NASA. Straizys, V., Kazlauskas, A., Jodinskiene, E. and Bartkevicius, A. 1989, Bull. Inform. CDS, Strasbourg, No. 37, 179. General Photometrie Catalogue. 7 Appendix 1. Coding of the identification numbers. Durchmusterung catalogues -O.OAABBBBB CD north of -52° -O.OAABBBBB BD negative declinations north of -23° O.OAABBBBB BD northern hemisphere AA declination zone BBBBB star number HD and HDE catalogues 1.00BBBBBB BBBBBB = HD or HDE number Open and globular clusters 2.01293BBB open cluster NGC 129, BBB= number from Hoag, A.A. et al., 1961, Publ. Naval Obs., 17, 347. 2.0752BBBB open cluster NGC 752, BBBB= number from Heinemann, K. 1926, Astron. Nachr., 227,193. 2.07523BBB open cluster NGC 752, BBBB= number from Lavdovsky, V.V. 1961, Trudy Astr. Obs. Pulkovo, 73, 5. 2.1758BBBB open cluster NGC 1758, BBBB= number from Cuffey, J. 1937, Annals Harvard Obs., 105, 403. 2.2632BBBB open cluster Praesepe (NGC 2632, M44), BBBB= number from Klein-Wassink, W.J. 1927, Publ. Kapteyn Astron. Lab., No. 41. 2.6121BBBB globular cluster NGC 6121 (M4), BBBB= number from Greenstein, J.L. 1939, AJ, 90, 387. 2.62183BBB globular cluster NGC 6218 (M12), BBB= number from Kiistner, F. 1933, Veroff. Sternw. Bonn, No. 26. 2.63413BBB globular cluster NGC 6341 (M92), BBB= number from Zdanavicius, K. 1992, Baltic Astronomy, 1, 17. 8 V. Straizys and A. Kazlauskas 2.6494BBBB open cluster NGC 6494, BBBB= number from Hoag, A.A. et al., 1961, Publ. Naval Obs. 17, 347. 2.6611BBBB open cluster NGC 6611, BBBB= number from Walker, M.F. 1961, ApJ, 133, 438. 2.66333BBB open cluster NGC 6633, BBB=number from Hiltner, W. et al., 1958, ApJ, 127, 539. 2.66563BBB globular cluster NGC 6656 (M22), BBB= number from Zdanavicius, K. 1992, Baltic Astronomy, 1, 17. 2.6705BBBB open cluster NGC 6705 (Mil), BBBB= number from McNamara B.J. et al. 1977, A&AS, 27, 117. 2.6811BBBB open cluster NGC 6811, BBBB= number from Lindoff, U. 1972, A&AS, 16, 315. 2.68113BBB open cluster NGC 6811, BBB= number from Sanders, W.L. 1971, A&A, 15, 368. 2.68383BBB globular cluster NGC 6838 (M71), BBB= number from Zdanavicius, K. 1992, Baltic Astronomy, 1, 17. 2.6882BBBB open cluster NGC 6882-5, BBBB= number from Hoag, A.A. et al., 1961, Publ. Naval Obs., 17, 347. 2.69103BBB open cluster NGC 6910, BBB= number from Tifft, W.G. 1958, AJ, 63, 127. 2.69133BBB open cluster NGC 6913, BBB= number from Sanders, W.L. 1973, A&AS, 9, 221. 2.70393BBB open cluster NGC 7039, BBB= number from Dzervitis, U. and Paupers, 0. 1989, Investig. of the Sun and Red Stars, Riga, No. 30, 5. 2.70923BBB open cluster NGC 7092, BBB=number from Ebbighousen, E.G. 1940, ApJ, 92, 434. 2.7686BBBB open cluster NGC 7686, BBBB= number from Hoag, A.A. et al., 1961, Publ. Naval Obs. 17, 347. 3.1805BBBB open cluster IC 1805, BBBB= number from Vasilevskis, S. 1965, AJ, 70, 806. General Photometrie Catalogue. 9 3.4756BBBB open cluster IC 4756, BBBB= number from Kopff, E. 1943, Astron. Nachr., 274, 69. 3.4996BBBB open cluster IC 4996, BBBB= number from van Schewick, H.
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    British Astronomical Association VARIABLE STAR SECTION CIRCULAR No 90, December 1996 Contents A Selection of Light Curves ............................................................................. 1 General News ................................................................................................... 2 Recurrent Objects Programme News ............................................................... 3 Chart News ....................................................................................................... 4 Binocular Priority Stars in 1995 ...................................................................... 5 Asteroid-Variable Appulses: a short list to 2000 ........................................... 10 Comments on the VSS Observers Questionnaire .......................................... 12 VSS Meeting: part 1....................................................................................... 14 Photoelectric Minima of Eclipsing Binaries 1995 ......................................... 16 Recent Papers on Variable Stars .................................................................... 17 IBVS............................................................................................................... 18 Eclipsing Binary Predictions .......................................................................... 19 New Chart for CH Cyg................................................................................... 22 ISSN 0267-9272 Office: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1V 9AG A SELECTION OF LIGHT CURVES