[vsnet-chat 1059] CK Ori etc.

[aah@nofs.navy.mil]

Kato-san gave an explanation as to why CK Ori might have been considered
a variable (due to mismatch between comparison and 'variable' color).
   Remember, I'm not a visual variable star observer.  I note that the
AAVSO has at least 5 years of constant data for CK Ori, and Gary Poyner
mentions that the BAA VSS has 28 years of constant data.  My question is:
why has this star been observed, and is still on the programs of such
groups?  It would seem to me that a year or two of observation would have
been sufficient to prove/disprove the 120 day reported period and half-mag
amplitude.  Was this a case of someone just not bothering to remove the
star, or was there a conscious effort to keep observing this star?  Seems
like a waste of some good observer's time.
Arne

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