Possible vsx catalog duplicates?

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sun, 07/28/2024 - 18:46

I ran a query to identify 18 pairs of VSX records having identical ra/dec coordinates.  (There is no triple overlap.)  A few of these might be duplicates, others mostly due to coordinate precision or lack there of.    It looks like the ra/dec of WD J1117-1255 was transcribed incorrectly.

 

OID           Name           Type     Mmin   Max    Mmean    period      amplitude      ra         dec

2228004    CzeV4227    SRS    13.5    13.71    13.605    22.44389    0.21    0.6171707    61.41946
2229744    ASASSN-V J003701.81+612510.0    SRS    (null)    (null)    14.43    25.582    0.22    0.6171707    61.41946


54411    NSV 15976    UV:    16.6    18.3    17.45    (null)    1.7    4.4203887    24.48028
54412    NSV 15977    UV:    15.5    16.2    15.85    (null)    0.7    4.4203887    24.48028


2223500    [LPK2019] V26    WTTS/ROT    11.69    11.87    11.78    0.363838    0.18    5.464392    34.51337
2223717    CzeV3500    EB    (null)    (null)    11.72    0.494696    0.07    5.464392    34.51337


2223480    [LPK2019] V119    VAR    12.49    12.52    12.505    0.050593    0.03    5.48077    34.29921
2223593    CzeV3496    DSCT    (null)    (null)    12.46    0.040713    0.02    5.48077    34.29921


2239770    ASASSN-V J052916.25-710843.3    EA    (null)    (null)    14.7    1.2796    0.71    5.487828    -71.14555
2228074    CzeV4252    EA    14.73    15.6    15.165    1.279618    0.87    5.487828    -71.14555


2244576    ASASSN-V J062058.19+220911.7    SRS    (null)    (null)    13.36    21.608    0.12    6.349497    22.15326
2227942    CzeV4216    L:    12.39    12.48    12.435    0.42981    0.09    6.349497    22.15326


2248394    ASASSN-V J065727.57-253939.0    EW    (null)    (null)    16.3    0.41566    0.61    6.9576573    -25.66085
2228089    CzeV4264    EW    16.0    16.3    16.15    0.415594    0.3    6.9576573    -25.66085


688391    BESTII F20b_26458    LPV    12.94    (null)    (null)    (null)    (null)    7.4920573    -30.4373
688392    BESTII F20b_26512    LPV    12.46    (null)    (null)    (null)    (null)    7.4920573    -30.4373


2225849    RMH-HMB-121    EB    15.4    16.35    15.875    1.45879    0.95    11.006694    -59.44876
2225851    RMH-HMB-123    EB    15.59    16.58    16.085    1.45879    0.99    11.006694    -59.44876


624981    WD J1125+0345    ZZA    (null)    (null)    18.03    0.0030729    0.007    11.428567    3.75179
625025    WD J1117-1255    ZZA    (null)    (null)    18.03    0.0096736    0.022    11.428567    3.75179


1107834    OGLE-BLG-ECL-047096    E    (null)    (null)    18.955    7.325982    0.563    17.624828    -30.04872
1042246    OGLE-BLG-RRLYR-23243    RRAB    (null)    (null)    18.936    0.877958    0.42    17.624828    -30.04872


718148    Raf V092    EW    15.04    15.43    15.235    0.640849    0.39    17.839937    -49.40939
2223300    Raf V091    VAR    15.39    (null)    (null)    (null)    (null)    17.839937    -49.40939


2310998    ASASSN-V J182414.57-330545.5    SRS    (null)    (null)    12.39    25.851    0.2    18.404083    -33.09569
2310999    ASASSN-V J182414.69-330544.5    SRS    (null)    (null)    12.38    25.851    0.19    18.404083    -33.09569


2317971    ASASSN-V J185151.43-091005.6    SR    (null)    (null)    12.76    204.0    0.23    18.864298    -9.16785
2317972    ASASSN-V J185151.48-091004.3    SR    (null)    (null)    12.77    204.0    0.23    18.864298    -9.16785


2226088    ZTF18aayuyxu    SR    14.7    15.9    15.3    (null)    1.2    19.220566    7.47761
69993    NSVS J1913145+072853    SR    (null)    (null)    12.752    61.42591    0.283    19.220566    7.47761


2222739    KLK-51    UG    16.8    21.2    19.0    (null)    4.4    19.31469    26.29324
2222996    ZTF18aasnnsv    UG    16.9    22.0    19.45    (null)    5.1    19.31469    26.29324


2327127    ASASSN-V J193131.58+110451.0    SR    (null)    (null)    13.11    46.89    0.21    19.52544    11.08106
2327128    ASASSN-V J193131.58+110451.8    SR    (null)    (null)    13.11    46.89    0.2    19.52544    11.08106


2226036    IPHAS J214253.88+574728.9    CTTS    16.6    19.7    18.15    (null)    3.1    21.714966    57.79136
2226083    ZTF18abadwzh    CTTS    16.6    19.7    18.15    (null)    3.1    21.714966    57.79136

 

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Duplicate entries in VSX

Hi John,

coincidentally, while working in importing the Gaia DR3 catalog to VSX, two days ago Alex Dumitriu sent me a list of 31 duplicate entries with Gaia DR3 variable counterparts so I had already removed most of them, and that included some of the ones you mentioned.

RMH-HMB-121 and RMH-HMB-123 were actually part of a triplicate, since the star was also GDS_J1100241-592655. Not all duplicates have exactly the same position because there are several different coordinate sources, and when the original catalogs were published Gaia DR3 did not exist. Additionaly, most of them publish their own positions corresponding to the epochs of their observations and not to J2000.0.

The pair ASASSN-V J193131.58+110451.0 / ASASSN-V J193131.58+110451.8 had already been addressed too, and ASASSN-V J065727.57-253939.0 / CzeV4264 was in the list.

Thanks for sending this list. The duplicates will be removed.

Best wishes,
Sebastian