Electronic Telegram No. 1144 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html VARIABLE STAR IN CENTAURUS C. Colesanti, C. Jacques, E. Pimentel, and T. Napoleao report their discovery, in the course of the Brazilian Supernovae Survey, of a variable star located at R.A. = 14h12m37s.22, Decl. = -56d35'50".4 (equinox 2000.0). The following red CCD magnitudes were measured from their archival images: 2005 Apr. 4.371, 16.3; 14.218, 14.7; May 2.189, 13.8; 15.194, 13.8; June 11.060, 13.8; 27.027, 13.7; July 30.003, 14.1; 2007 Feb. 22.320, 16.3; Apr. 20.225, 15.8. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2007 CBAT 2007 November 20 (CBET 1144) Daniel W. E. Green