Re: New Stars

[Arne Henden <aah@nofs.navy.mil>]

Tom Droege wrote:
> 
> There were 5 I did not find in a quick VisieR search.
> 
> 119.9590    -3.4768        (Many Big Swings)  V 9.9-11.1
> 181.3118    12.3604       Long Period  13.5 10.5 V
> 209.0365    14.1367    Long Period  13 - 11 V
> 234.6644    57.0258    Long Period   13.5 -11 V
> 264.2750    18.2192    Long Period  12.5 - 10.5 V
> 
> By long period I mean probably over 100 days.  The first one on the list 
> marked "many big swings" may be the most interesting.
> 
> A question for the experts: Are the longer period stars less discovered 
> as my data would indicate?

The "Many Big Swings" star should be in Tycho, and will also be in the
next ASAS installment.
   Longer period stars are overrepresented in your sample because (a) they
are *much* easier to find and identify; and (b) they tend to be Miras and
so are often missed due to their red color and short effective time
at maximum.
Arne