The format of the original file is described below. 
Same catalog as II/69
Note that the '+' is coded '&'.

Byte-by-byte Description of file: catalog.ori
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   Bytes Format Units   Label     Explanations
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   1-  5  I5    ---     Seq       [1/8904] Running number
   6-  7  I2    h       RAh       Right Ascension B1900 (hours)
   8-  9  I2    min     RAm       Right Ascension B1900 (minutes)
  10- 11  I2    s       RAs       Right Ascension B1900 (seconds)
      12  A1    ---     DE-       [-&] Declination B1900 (sign)
  13- 14  I2    deg     DEd       Declination B1900 (degrees)
  15- 17  I3    darcmin DEdm      Declination B1900 (0.1minutes)
  18- 20  I3    dmag    max       Magnitude at maxiumu light
      21  A1    ---   l_min       [N0] "N" when variable fainter than min
  22- 24  I3    dmag    min       M%agnitude at minimum light
      25  A1    ---   n_min       [PVRIB] Band pass of magnitudes (1)
  26- 36  A11   ---     Name      Preliminary designation
  37- 40  A4    ---     Type      Variability type
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Note (1): the b ands are:
  P = photographic
  V = visual or photovisual
  R = red
  I = infrared
  B = B from UBVRI system
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