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+---
+name: Missing Source
+about: Report a missing source from the database
+title: 'Ingest request: <source name>'
+labels: data ingestion
+assignees: ''
+
+---
+
+Please provide as much information about the source as possible. 
+
+# Source name and/or coordinates
+
+# SIMBAD link to source (if available)
+
+# Why is this source interesting?
+
+# Discovery paper or other relevant references for source