[vsnet-chat 3863] Re: KR Mus

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: [vsnet-chat 3861] KR Mus

>    I noticed that KR Mus is classified as a planetary nebula in some
> references.  The variable star designation was given from the supposed
> classification as an eclipsing variable from Hipparcos photometry.
> Is this a rare "eclipsing PN nucleus" or of a different type?

   I have learned that KR Mus is usually regarderd as a Herbig Ae/Be star.
It is quite likely "eclipses" observed by Hipparcos were transient fading
episodes of this class of objects.

   A question remains.  Where did the SIMBAD "planetary nebula" classification
come from?

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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