In VSNET-CHAT, Dr. Kato wrote : R CrB: how deep was the deepest minimum? According to the GCVS, the minimum magnitude of R CrB is given as 14.8v (possibly a visual magnitude). The star doesn't seem to have reach far fainter than V=14.0 recently. Could there have been a real such a deep minimum in the past, or could it have been a systemtic difference between the old and new comparison stars? Regards, Taichi Kato In our AFOEV database for R CrB (59048 observations) one can find mv 14.1 51422 Ripero Jose mv 14.0 51422.3 Verdenet Michel 51422.4 Verdenet Michel 51478 Verdenet Michel mv 13.9 45631 Feijth Henk 51420 Verdenet Michel 51421 Ripero Jose 51427 Vohla Frank 51476 Muyllaert Eddy sequence most AFOEV=AAVSO or AAVSO charts E. Schweitzer AFOEV afoevb@aol.com
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