[vsnet-chat 111] V893 Sco

[Berto Monard <lagmonar@csir.co.za>]

Hi chatters,

I am afraid to disappoint. What more do you think I know on
V893 Sco than Kato-san and Skiff-san, except for the fact that I
have monitored it (at the given location) for over a year now and
didn't see anything brighter than 12.0 magnitude (apart from a star
close by that appears (?) to be constant at 12.0). 
The object V893 Sco, catalogued as an UG: in the Downes and
Shara's CV catalog, is supposed to reside at the position given by
T Kato. I knew there were questions about its actual position.
Exactly therefore I put it on my observing list together with a
number of other *:  and *:: objects. One never knows what's
gonna happen and I am well aware of the relevancy of the term
'never' in the context. But...
1. Why is a name given to an astronomical object and a magnitude
range plus Vtype, unless there is prove that it exists and that it
has showed at some time?
2. Why are coordinates given to the arcsecond resolution unless
the object was properly investigated and its observation
seconded and located?

It wasn't initially my intention to report observations of this type
of objects, but I am glad I did on this occasion. Now it is the
subject of discussion, perhaps someone could throw light on it
and refer to the original reports.

A remark: what about the nearby 12.0 star, could it have been
active at some time? Anyway I will continue keeping them under
close watch!

Regards,

Berto Monard

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