> > A list of freshly analysed possibly variable stars from the Tycho data > > annexes can be found at the CDS ftp site under the J/A+A/373/576 > subdirectory. > > I have searched for photometry (from GCPD) of these stars > and I don't think that something worth can be done visually. Furthermore I > have my doubts regarding some of them being actually variable! > > HD 240464 / 9.583; 9.59, 0.30 ; 9.59, 0.31 ; 9.62, 0.32 > Doesn't seem to be... It warrants further observations. The spectral type is O9V, so the probability of its being variable at the 0.04 magnitude level is reasonably good. A V=10.9 star with a close color-match is within 5' of HD 240464 and would be a good candidate comp star for CCD observers. HD 240464 is located in a dense part of the Galaxy. > > HD 167611 / 9.45, 0.19 ; 9.450 ; 9.481 ; 9.52, 0.16 > This one looks slightly variable. Ditto this one. Its spectral type is B1Iab/Ib, so it's odds-on variable at the 0.07 magnitude level. It, too, is in the Milky Way, close to M-24. There two possible comp stars of similar magnitude and color within about 8' of HD 167611. Both stars have nearby, fairly rich, LONEOS fields. Cordially, Thom Gandet -- ************************************************************************ Lizard Hollow Observatory Thomas L. Gandet, Director PO Box 77021 Tucson, AZ 85703-7021 USA ************************************************************************