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Originally Posted by gary
Thanks Dennis!
That DR3 identifier is correct.
The discovery paper cites :-
J0529-4351 as Gaia DR3 SOURCE_ID 4805630493655815040
RA 82.3159 Dec -43.8645 J2000
Which indeed is RA 05:29:15.8 Dec -43:51:52
which is the same as you report
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Thanks Gary, I browsed various on-line resources for the RA and DEC before my imaging session but could not find them.
So I cropped part of the ESO image and did a plate solve to locate the constellation and region and from there, matched it up with the sky chart in The Sky X Pro.
The ancient astronomers and philosophers could only dream of such tools in the hands of todays’ citizens.
Dennis