[vsnet-be 11] RE: [vsnet-chat 3458] What is V862 Sco?

[Sebasti若n Otero <varsao@fullzero.com.ar>]

> What is V862 Sco?
>
>    Tsutomu Watanabe-san has pointed out the following Be star underwent
> a 6-mag outburst !!?  What is the nature of this star?

> SCOV862 173645 -3210.5 GCAS: 2 8.5 V - - - B1NE-B8

Good point!! The range 2.0 - 8.5V in the GCVS is surely a mistake since
there are 11 measurements in V in the GCPD and they show that this GCAS:
star ranges between 6.72 and 6.76 in quiescence and rises to 6.63 (two
observations) in outbursts.
So it's a very typical Be star.

Best regards,
Sebasti睹 Otero.
>

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