Qingfeng Zhu, Wenjie Zhou, Mi Zhang, Xing Gao (Xingming Obs), report the discovery of a variable star candidate (17.91 G). The source appears to correspond to object Gaia DR2 496347247026471424 (18.76 G) in the Gaia DR2. Discovery was made on one 40-s survey image (limiting mag about 18.5) taken by Xing Gao around 2021 Oct 10.76292 UT at Xingming Observatory #3 (N88) using a unfiltered CCD (+Celestron C14 SchmidtCassegrain telescope D=356mm @f/6.9). Images can be found at: http://xjltp.china-vo.org/psp21aa.html
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PSP21aa C2021 10 10.76292 04 49 27.77 +69 30 28.7 17.91G N88
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| Discovery image taken around 2021 Oct. 10.76292 UT at N88 | PS Image |