Determinations of the motion of the sun with respect to the extragalactic
nebulae have involved a K term of several hundred kilometers
which appears to be variable. Explanations of this paradox have been
sought in a correlation between apparent radial velocities and distances,
but so far the results have not been convincing. The present paper is a
re-examination of the question, based on only those nebular distances
which are believed to be fairly reliable.