SH₀ES $VI$-band photometry for classical Cepheids in the keystone galaxy NGC4258 yield discrepant absolute magnitudes. Specifically, the 2016 and 2022 published SH₀ES Cepheid data for NGC4258 exhibit a substantial offset of Δ W0,VI0ᵐ.3. That adds to a suite of existing concerns associated with the SH₀ES analysis, which in sum imply that their relatively non-changing Hubble constant for nearly twenty years should be viewed with caution.
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