2005IAUC.8580....3G

Ponticello and Foley also report the discovery of a variable star located at R.A. = 20h03m00s.24, Decl. = -17o12'11".4 (equinox 2000.0), which is 17".5 west and 103".4 north of the nucleus of IC 1309. Approximate KAIT magnitudes: July 28.32 UT, [19.0; 29.31, 18.8 (hint of the object); Aug. 2.30, 17.2; 3.31, 17.2. J. Greaves notes that a star is catalogued (in the GSC and USNO-B1.0) near this position, with USNO-A2.0 end figures 00s.271, 12".10 (red mag 17.6, blue mag 20.1); he adds that the possible long-period variable is visible on blue and red sky survey plates (1977.5483, 1982.7064, 1988.5462, 1992.3546), but not on 1987.7084 red or 1953.6194 red and blue plates.