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                  Designations of the Variable stars,

              used in the GCVS for the 88 constellations.

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                   Designations of the Variable stars

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|R     |WY    |BP    |DQ    |FV    |IN    |MO    |PY    |mu. 1 |ome 1 |

|S     |WZ    |BQ    |DR    |FW    |IO    |MP    |PZ    |mu. 2 |ome 2 |

|T     |XX    |BR    |DS    |FX    |IP    |MQ    |QQ    |nu.   |a     |

|U     |XY    |BS    |DT    |FY    |IQ    |MR    |QR    |nu. 1 |b     |

|V     |XZ    |BT    |DU    |FZ    |IR    |MS    |QS    |nu. 2 |c     |

|W     |YY    |BU    |DV    |GG    |IS    |MT    |QT    |ksi   |d     |

|X     |YZ    |BV    |DW    |GH    |IT    |MU    |QU    |ksi 1 |e     |

|Y     |ZZ    |BW    |DX    |GI    |IU    |MV    |QV    |ksi 2 |f     |

|Z     |AA    |BX    |DY    |GK    |IV    |MW    |QW    |omi   |g     |

|RR    |AB    |BY    |DZ    |GL    |IW    |MX    |QX    |omi 1 |h     |

|RS    |AC    |BZ    |EE    |GM    |IX    |MY    |QY    |omi 2 |i     |

|RT    |AD    |CC    |EF    |GN    |IY    |MZ    |QZ    |pi.   |j     |

|RU    |AE    |CD    |EG    |GO    |IZ    |NN    |alf   |pi. 1 |k     |

|RV    |AF    |CE    |EH    |GP    |KK    |NO    |alf 1 |pi. 2 |l     |

|RW    |AG    |CF    |EI    |GQ    |KL    |NP    |alf 2 |pi. 3 |m     |

|RX    |AH    |CG    |EK    |GR    |KM    |NQ    |bet   |pi. 4 |n     |

|RY    |AI    |CH    |EL    |GS    |KN    |NR    |bet 1 |pi. 5 |o     |

|RZ    |AK    |CI    |EM    |GT    |KO    |NS    |bet 2 |rho   |p     |

|SS    |AL    |CK    |EN    |GU    |KP    |NT    |gam   |rho 1 |q     |

|ST    |AM    |CL    |EO    |GV    |KQ    |NU    |gam 1 |rho 2 |r     |

|SU    |AN    |CM    |EP    |GW    |KR    |NV    |gam 2 |sig   |s     |

|SV    |AO    |CN    |EQ    |GX    |KS    |NW    |del   |sig 1 |t     |

|SW    |AP    |CO    |ER    |GY    |KT    |NX    |del 1 |sig 2 |u     |

|SX    |AQ    |CP    |ES    |GZ    |KU    |NY    |del 2 |tau   |v     |

|SY    |AR    |CQ    |ET    |HH    |KV    |NZ    |eps   |tau 1 |w     |

|SZ    |AS    |CR    |EU    |HI    |KW    |OO    |eps 1 |tau 2 |x     |

|TT    |AT    |CS    |EV    |HK    |KX    |OP    |eps 2 |tau 3 |y     |

|TU    |AU    |CT    |EW    |HL    |KY    |OQ    |zet   |tau 4 |z     |

|TV    |AV    |CU    |EX    |HM    |KZ    |OR    |zet 1 |tau 5 |A     |

|TW    |AW    |CV    |EY    |HN    |LL    |OS    |zet 2 |tau 6 |B     |

|TX    |AX    |CW    |EZ    |HO    |LM    |OT    |eta   |tau 7 |C     |

|TY    |AY    |CX    |FF    |HP    |LN    |OU    |eta 1 |tau 8 |D     |

|TZ    |AZ    |CY    |FG    |HQ    |LO    |OV    |eta 2 |tau 9 |E     |

|UU    |BB    |CZ    |FH    |HR    |LP    |OW    |tet   |ups   |F     |

|UV    |BC    |DD    |FI    |HS    |LQ    |OX    |tet 1 |ups 1 |G     |

|UW    |BD    |DE    |FK    |HT    |LR    |OY    |tet 2 |ups 2 |H     |

|UX    |BE    |DF    |FL    |HU    |LS    |OZ    |iot   |phi   |I     |

|UY    |BF    |DG    |FM    |HV    |LT    |PP    |iot 1 |phi 1 |J     |

|UZ    |BG    |DH    |FN    |HW    |LU    |PQ    |iot 2 |phi 2 |K     |

|VV    |BH    |DI    |FO    |HX    |LV    |PR    |kap   |khi   |L     |

|VW    |BI    |DK    |FP    |HY    |LW    |PS    |kap 1 |khi 1 |L  2  |

|VX    |BK    |DL    |FQ    |HZ    |LX    |PT    |kap 2 |khi 2 |M     |

|VY    |BL    |DM    |FR    |II    |LY    |PU    |lam   |psi   |N     |

|VZ    |BM    |DN    |FS    |IK    |LZ    |PV    |lam 1 |psi 1 |O     |

|WW    |BN    |DO    |FT    |IL    |MM    |PW    |lam 2 |psi 2 |P     |

|WX    |BO    |DP    |FU    |IM    |MN    |PX    |mu.   |ome   |Q     |

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The exception to the rule: u Her  ---  "u. Her"



                   Abbreviations of the constellations

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  |  And  |  Cnc  |  Cir  |  Dra  |  Lac  |  Mus  |  PsA  |  Tau  |

  |  Ant  |  CVn  |  Col  |  Equ  |  Leo  |  Nor  |  Pup  |  Tel  |

  |  Aps  |  CMa  |  Com  |  Eri  |  LMi  |  Oct  |  Pyx  |  Tri  |

  |  Aqr  |  CMi  |  CrA  |  For  |  Lep  |  Oph  |  Ret  |  TrA  |

  |  Aql  |  Cap  |  CrB  |  Gem  |  Lib  |  Ori  |  Sge  |  Tuc  |

  |  Ara  |  Car  |  Crv  |  Gru  |  Lup  |  Pav  |  Sgr  |  UMa  |

  |  Ari  |  Cas  |  Crt  |  Her  |  Lyn  |  Peg  |  Sco  |  UMi  |

  |  Aur  |  Cen  |  Cru  |  Hor  |  Lyr  |  Per  |  Scl  |  Vel  |

  |  Boo  |  Cep  |  Cyg  |  Hya  |  Men  |  Phe  |  Sct  |  Vir  |

  |  Cae  |  Cet  |  Del  |  Hyi  |  Mic  |  Pic  |  Ser  |  Vol  |

  |  Cam  |  Cha  |  Dor  |  Ind  |  Mon  |  Psc  |  Sex  |  Vul  |

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