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171 September 27, 1907 Exam of plates to determine variation, if any, in No. 5175, A.M. +6°3898 18^[[h]] 34.9^[[m]] + 640.8 magn. Pec. on I33286. Slight variation found by L. D. Wells. [[4 column table]] |Plate|Date|Ex.|Est.| |I4591|Oct. 21 1891|17^[[m]]|[[strikethrough]]3[[/strikethrough]]| |I8870|July 21 1893|11| | |I25964|Oct. 20 1900|10| | |I4840|Nov. 25 1891|14| | |I6648|July 24 1892|10| | |I9341|Aug. 30 1893|11| | |I18402|Aug. 3 1897|30| | |I16069|Sept. 30 1896|10| | |I11186|June 13 1894|15| | |I11352|Aug. 17 1894|14| | |I15450|July 11 1896|17| | |I25449|June 11 1900|12| | |I21067|Aug. 15 1898|13| | [[/4 column table]] [[4 column table]] |Plate|Date|Ex.|Est.| |I33219|July 25, 1905|30^[[m]]| | |I29138|Aug. 23, 1902|10| | |I31904|July 31, 1904|15| | |I28884|June 8, 1902|15| | |I27741|Oct. 7, 1901|11| | |I25449|June 11, 1900|12| | |I9341|Aug. 30 1893|11| | [[/4 column table]] Additional plates examined failed to show a variation greater than 0.4 magn. This, although small, may be a real change in the light of the star. W.P.F. Oct. 13, 1908. An examination of the above plates shows a variation of about 0.5 magn. Which appears to be a real change in the star. Look for [[strikethrough]]further[[/strikethrough]] greater change before announcement. W.P.F. Sept. 27, 1907.
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