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Re: GSC 00279 00321 paper
On Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:41:45 -0700, aah@nofs.navy.mil wrote:
>>5. Type. The period seemed too short to be an eclipser, except for perhaps
>>a EW. Arne and Dirk are the experts, so I would certainly defer to their
>>judgment. I will wait to hear more before I format it for submission to
>>the IBVS.
> There are eclipsers and then there are eclipsers. For example,
>many CVs have periods in the 2-4hr range, the same as your star.
>Granted, the physical parameters sound different, but the point is
>that you cannot assume a short period eliminates an eclipsing binary.
And I'm not convinced yet that the period is as short as Michael K
thinks.
Dirk