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constellation where the variable star is located and is listed in the table below.

The next four digits are assigned sequentially within each constellation according to the standard sequence of variable-star designations (R, S, ...).

Therefore, the first variable star in the constellation of Virgo would be entered as: 860001.

Code	Const Code		Const Code		Const Code		Const
1	AND	23	CIR	45	LAC	67	PSA
2	ANT	24	COL	46	LEO	68	PUP
3	APS	25	COM	47	LMI	69	PYX
4	AQR	26	CRA	48	LEP	70	RET
5	AOL	27	CRB	49	LIB	71	SGE
6	ARA	28	CRV	50	LUP	72	SGR
7	ARI	29	CRT	51	LYN	73	SCO
8	AUR	30	CRU	52	LYR	74	SCL
9	BOO	31	CYG	53	MEN	75	SCT
10	CAE	32	DEL	54 mic		76	SER
11	CAM	33	DOR	55	MON	77	SEX
12	ONC	34	DRA	56 mus		78	TAU
13	CVN	35	EQU	57	NOR	79	TEL
14	CMA	36	ERI	58	OCT	80	TRI
15	CMI	37	FOR	59	OPH	81	TRA
16	CAP	38	GEM	60	ORI	82	TUC
17	CAR	39	GRU	61	PAV	83	LIMA
18	CAS	40	HER	62	PEG	84	UMI
19	CEN	41	HOR	63	PER	85	VEL
20	CEP	42	HYA	64	PHE	86	VIR
21	CET	43	HYI	65	PIC	87	VOL
22	CHA	44	IND	66	PSC	88	VUL

Table 13: Constellation Codes

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