Z CamPaign

[Patrick Wils]

In view of the new campaign on Z Cam type stars <https://sites.google.com/site/aavsocvsection/z-campaign>, it may be interesting to look up all Z Cam type stars in the literature and see why they were classified as such, and whether they have been known to have standstills (e.g. in AAVSO light curves). Many of them were classified as UGZ just because of their (supposedly) frequent outbursts and/or small amplitudes. Real examples are Z Cam (obviously), RX And, AH Her, ..., but I don't think e.g. KT Per has ever had a standstill.

CRTS also has light curves of some of these stars at <http://nesssi.cacr.caltech.edu/catalina/CVservice/CVtable.html>. Some like PY Per and V391 Lyr don't have the typical "active" light curves like e.g. SY Cnc and RX And.

Patrick

[Mike Simonsen]

This would be a great help in building the Z Cam website and
populating it with all the relevant link-outs to the literature for
each star in the site, as well as answering some of the science
questions, like "why did (who) think this star is a Z Cam?"

I would gladly grant access to the administration of the site to
anyone who wants to help create the pages and develop the site.

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Mike Simonsen
Development Director
American Association of Variable Star Observers
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