BaileyType

Frederic Hessman hessman at astro.physik.uni-goettingen.de
Fri Jan 4 13:04:30 PST 2008


Thanks Ed, you're right - more IAU93 baggage.   While I was at it, I  
also changed "openStarCluster" to "openCluster" - new version is at  
the usual place.

Rick

On 3 Jan 2008, at 5:41 pm, Ed Shaya wrote:
>
> Request change to IVOAT vocabulary:
> Bailey Type is a classification of RR Lyrae stars according to the  
> shape and amplitude of their light variation.  It is not narrower  
> than RRLyrae. And, the altname of "AB variable star" is not  
> appropriate because it is not a star, rather it is a property of a  
> star.
>
> While I'm at it, I think globularCluster is better than  
> globularStarCluster.
>
> Ed



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