GSC 3493-1324 -- what's next?

[Michael Koppelman <lolife@bitstream.net>]

In the olden days I would have observed this star for 3 months, filled 
in the light curve nicely in multiple colors, got a bunch of ToM's and 
written it up in an IBVS note. Although my photometry is better than 
either TASS or the NSVS, the frequency of observations we have right 
now are plenty to figure out the period (as has been demonstrated), 
variable type and color.

Not that it matters all that much, but the way I interpret the facts, 
this star was discovered by Patrick Wils based on TASS data. I know of 
no one that looked at the NSVS data until it was reported that this 
star is variable and probably an EA.

In terms of getting this star "reported", as it were, it seems we have 
the following options:

1. Write a traditional IBVS note.
2. Submit the star to the IBVS as a "new discovery".
3. Submit the star to the IBVS as a "new variable star".
4. Don't do anything at all.

For 1-3 we should probably look at TASS V-I and do a WD model and 
report that along with the light curve. We do have an estimate of the 
distance. In leu of color information and a model, it should probably 
just be reported via #3 above. With model and such we could probably do 
#1.

In this brave new world of TASS/NSVS/ASAS, what do you think the right 
thing to do is? The second question is: who should do it? It seems to 
me that Patrick Wils has the right of first refusal.

Thanks!
Michael Koppelman