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why is not J used in nameing of variable stars?



 
 
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Old July 12th 06, 10:13 PM posted to sci.astro
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R S T U V W X Y Z
RR RS RT RU RV RW RX RY RZ
SS ..................SZ
TT................TZ
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ZZ
AA AB...AI (NOT AJ) AK....AZ
BB....BI (NOT BJ) BK....BZ
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II (NOT IJ) IK.................IZ
NOT JJ NOT JK .................NOT JZ
KK KL...................KZ
LL...................LZ
.................
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QQ QR QS QT QU QV QW QX QY QZ

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Old July 13th 06, 12:16 AM posted to sci.astro
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ZZ
AA AB...AI (NOT AJ) AK....AZ
BB....BI (NOT BJ) BK....BZ

Probably because of the risk of confusing I & J depending on the font used.



 




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