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Re: [vsnet-chat 6367] Re: [vsnet-id 808] Re: AAVSO names in SIMBAD > >> Weren't these RA/Dec labels called 'Harvard Designations'? > > Yes, and they are a terrible anachronism. They are probably a descendant from century-old, paradigms sought by the variable star researchers at that epoch. There were (at least) two competing efforts to designate variable stars, namely the Harvard designation and the German method. After some resolution(?) at the IAU, the latter was adopted as the official final designation of variable stars, as we see now. [I hope someone could more enlighten us about the history of variable star designations]. Regards, Taichi Kato
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