The present 77th Name-List of Variable Stars, compiled basically in the manner first introduced in the 67th Name-List (IBVS No. 2681, 1985), contains all data necessary for identifications of 1152 new variables finally designated in 2003. The total number of designated variable stars, not counting designated non-existing stars or stars subsequently identified with earlier-designated variables, has now reached 38528.

The 77th Name-List consists of two tables and a list of references. Table 1 contains the list of new variables arranged in the order of their right ascensions (2000.0). The table gives the ordinal number and the designation of each variable; its equatorial coordinates for the equinox 2000.0 (we present right ascensions to 0^s.1 and declinations to 1". The coordinates were found in the literature, taken from positional catalogues, including USNO A1.0/A2.0/B1.0, GSC2.2, GSC and 2MASS, or determined by the authors); the range of variability (sometimes the column ``Min'' gives, in parentheses, the amplitude of light variation; the symbol ``('' means that the star, in minimum light, becomes fainter, than the magnitude indicated); and the system of magnitudes used (``p'' are photographic magnitudes^*

The order of stars in Table 1 corresponds to the order of their 2000.0 right ascensions. Note that several stars named between Name-Lists No. 76 and No. 77 upon request from the IAU Bureau of Astronomical Telegrams have GCVS names, within their constellation, not in their proper order by right ascension.

We continue to designate the system of magnitudes as ``V'' for numerous stars studied by amateur astronomers using photographs on T400 films, though the authors call their system ``photographic''. These films, together with the magnitudes of comparison stars used, reproduce a system resembling the traditional photovisual one, and at least a system far from the traditional photographic one.

In a small number of cases, the value of the variability amplitude (column ``Min'', in parentheses) could not be expressed in the same system of magnitudes as the star's brightness; in such cases we indicate the photometric band for the amplitude separately.

In the present Name-List, we change the designation for one of the variability types introduced earlier, in the 72nd Name-List (IBVS No. 4140, 1995). Namely, we have decided that the provisional designation ``LBV'', introduced there for comparatively long-period pulsating B stars, causes considerable confusion because many astronomers understand it as ``Luminous Blue Variables'' (type SDOR in our catalogues). From now on, we change the designation of our type for slowly-pulsating (periods in excess of one day) B-type stars into LPB. We introduce this change also for stars of the Name-Lists Nos. 72-76 at our web site.

A version of Table 1 given in the electronic supplement to this paper (file 5422-t1.txt) contains also coordinates for the equinox 1950.0. In the electronic table, no spaces are left between hours and minutes, minutes and seconds of right ascension or between degrees and minutes, minutes and seconds of declination.

Data file: 5422-t1
Table 2 contains the list of variables arranged in the order of their variable star names within constellations. After the designation of a variable, its ordinal number from Table 1 is given, as well as identifications with several major catalogues and identifications necessary to find this star in the papers referred to in Table 1 or in the papers with the first (or independent) announcement of the discovery of its variability, referred to (in a small number of cases) in square brackets after the corresponding identification in Table 2. In variance with our earlier practice and in accordance with the style of Name-Lists Nos. 75 and 76, we did not include names of discoverers different from the name of the author(s) of the paper referred to. After the identifications, some minimal remarks are given if necessary. Table 2 and the list of references are also presented in the form of ASCII files in the electronic supplement to this paper (files 5422-t2.txt and 5422-t3.txt). The abbreviated names of the catalogues in Table 2 generally follow conventions of the GCVS or of the SIMBAD data base; in its electronic version, ``Name'' stands for non-standard names or abbreviations, mainly from discovery announcements, and ``Rmrk'', for remarks.

Data file: 5422-t2
Data file: 5422-t3
http://ftp.konkoly.hu/pub/ibvs/5401/5422-t3.html Reference list with links

We would like to introduce a correction to the Name-List No. 72 (IBVS No. 4140, 1995). The object No. 72429 (V362 Vul), attributed there to the type NL, is actually a galaxy (type GAL). Corrections to the Name-List No. 76 (IBVS No. 5135, 2001) are given in the following small table.

We also have to introduce new GCVS names for two variables first named long ago. Thanks to searches undertaken by Dr. M.L. Hazen in Harvard archives, these two stars were found at very large distances from their published positions and quite far from constellations they were originally believed to belong to. In both cases, we have decided to use the new name as the main one for the variable.

V1046 Cen = CO Hya. Found in Centaurus, in 10^o to the south from the position published by the discoverer ( M. Huruhata, Harv Bull No. 913, 1940). The accurate coordinates are: 12^h55^m53^s.0 -37°42'05"(J2000.0).

NW Lup = W Cir. Found in Lupus, in 4^o to the north from the position published by the discoverer (J. Mohr, Harv Bull No. 866, 1929). This star's accurate coordinates are: 15^h11^m26^s.6 -51°38'06"(J2000.0).

As usual, those wishing to find new and corrected GCVS and NSV catalogue information are asked to regularly visit our web site:

At our web site, there exists access to a table containing accurate coordinates and, whenever available, proper motions for many GCVS and NSV catalogue stars, taken from positional catalogues (referred to on the list) or measured by the GCVS team. The list is being continuously expanded in the course of our positional work. The positional information is based upon our new identifications, primarily using the best finding charts available, and checked by comparison with identifications by other authors whenever possible.

We would like to thank many astronomers who sent us unpublished data, immediately responded to our requests to provide missing data or correct erroneous data necessary for this Name-List. Also, thanks are due for sending us corrections to our catalogues and Name-Lists. Special thanks are due to R.A. Downes, M.L. Hazen, and P. Schmeer. This study was supported in part by Russian Foundation for Basic Research through grant 02-02-16069, by the Russian Federal Scientific and Technological Programme ``Astronomy'', by the Programme ``Unstable Processes in Astronomy'' of the Presidium of Russian Academy of Sciences, and by the Support Programme for Leading Scientific Schools of Russia. Our research has made use of the USNOFS Image and Catalogue Archive operated by the United States Naval Observatory, Flagstaff Station (http://www.nofs.navy.mil/data/fchpix/) and of the NASA/IPAC Infrared Science Archive, which if operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.