To study variability of this star, NSV 14312 was included in a collaborative observing program between the US Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station, the Grup d'Estudis Astronomics, and Esteve Duran Observatory. Field of NSV 14312.
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The field of NSV 14312 is shown in Figure 1, whereas Table 1 lists the standard V magnitudes and color indices of comparison stars near the variable. Observations show that NSV 14312 is not a Cepheid but an EW eclipsing binary system with a period of about 19 hours. Photometric data indicates that this object is an EA eclipsing binary system with a period over 6.6 days. The variable fades 0.69 0.02 magnitudes at primary minimum and 0.54 0.02 magnitudes at secondary minimum.