Possible negative amplitudes (?)

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Mon, 07/29/2024 - 16:39

Hi everyone!

These 14 records in the VSX raw data release appear to suggest a negative amplitude.  Perhaps the "MinIsAmplitude" flag was missing or the Min/Max amplitude was really reversed (as I suspect for some of these Cze variables.) 

Best,

John

 

 

oid      name                    vartype  magmax  magmin  magmean  period     amplitude  ra          dec        
-------  ----------------------  -------  ------  ------  -------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ---------  
2226252  USNO-B1.0 0401-0025899  HADS(B)  15.18   -15.75  -0.285   0.0488586  -30.93     3.3745394   -49.89899  
2221421  LMC V1271               I:       18.9    0.3     9.6      (null)     -18.6      5.1618834   -67.41198  
239535   SN 2009hi               SN       17.6    0.0     8.8      (null)     -17.6      23.398954   16.775     
239533   SN 2009fv               SN       16.3    0.0     8.15     (null)     -16.3      16.495617   40.81161   
239537   SN 2009hr               SN       15.9    0.0     7.95     (null)     -15.9      0.67614734  3.54142    
838205   ATO J246.7263+14.9636   BY+UV    14.2    0.1     7.15     3.582872   -14.1      16.448444   14.96394   
625218   EPIC 205148699          EA       12.61   0.037   6.3235   4.377347   -12.573    16.877367   -19.16167  
24405    V1342 Ori               INS      14.82   4.47    9.645    (null)     -10.35     5.5898886   -5.42403   
1545076  CzeV2407                EA       15.83   14.95   15.39    0.8065174  -0.88      20.182133   20.0475    
119438   V0588 Vul               EW       12.96   12.19   12.575   1.02536    -0.77      20.58548    24.51461   
1545272  CzeV2626                EW       14.97   14.47   14.72    0.267971   -0.5       8.436278    -16.84741  
1544463  CzeV1707                SR       14.5    14.0    14.25    84.0914    -0.5       19.422281   34.90958   
2215998  CzeV3082                DSCT     12.3    12.1    12.2     0.071966   -0.2       21.667486   22.51064   
1544196  CzeV1335                EW       14.9    14.8    14.85    0.320359   -0.1       17.139837   50.05761