V343 Cygni: A W Virginis Star with a Constant Period

Volume 20 number 2 (1991)

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Laura M. Woodney

Maria Mitchell Observatory, Nantucket, MA 02554

Amy R. Lesser

Maria Mitchell Observatory, Nantucket, MA 02554

Abstract

The W Virginis Cepheid Variable V343 Cygni was examined on the plates of the Maria Mitchell Observatory collection in order to verify and refine the published elements. The new elements, valid for the interval 1927 through 1991 are: JD_max = 2436139.005 + 11.927148 E.