The visual observed resp. absolute magnitudes m_V and M_V are given for the timeframe 1942–1996 as one plot with two ordinate values. The absolute visual magnitude is given as “unreddened” M_V = V − A_V − (m − M), for A_V = R × E(B − V) with the observed values of R and E(B − V). The mean value of V for 1919–1973 appears to cluster around a value near V = 5.1 and is indicated by a line at the left lower side of the figure.