(1) Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), Manora Peak, 263 129 Nainital, India
Abstract:
The “Nainital-Cape Survey” program for searching photometric variability in chemically peculiar (CP) stars was initiated in
1997 at ARIES, Nainital. We present here the results obtained to date. The Am stars HD 98851, HD 102480, HD 13079 and HD 113878
were discovered to exhibit δ Scuti type variability. Photometric variability was also discovered in HD 13038, for which the
type of peculiarity and variability is not fully explained. The null results of this survey are also presented and discussed.