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Name
  RS Oph  
AAVSO UID
000-BBZ-452 (84562 observations)  
Constellation
Ophiuchus Sequence
J2000.0
17 50 13.17 -06 42 28.6  (267.55487 -6.70794) Search nearby
B1950.0 17 47 31.60 -06 41 39.8
Proper motion
RA: 0.9 +/- 1.0 mas/yDec: -3.6 +/- 1.1 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 19.799 +10.372
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AAVSO 1744-06 AN 20.1901 ASAS J175013-0642.5
ASASSN-V J175013.15-064228.5 BD-06 4661 Downes RS Oph
HD 162214 HV 164 IOMC 5094000008
MWC 414 NSVS J1750131-064228  
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Variability type
NR+LB
Spectral type WD+M2-M4IIIe
Mag. range
4.3 - 12.5 V
Discoverer W. Fleming
Epoch
30 Oct 2000 (HJD 2451848.0) Ephemeris
Outburst 1967
Period 453.6 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto GCVS outburst epoch 2439791. Orbital period and epoch given. Irregular pulsations in the red giant (V= 10.0 - 12.5).
2 GCVS Team Previous outbursts: 1898, 1933, 1958. According to [P.Tempesti, IBVS N974, 1975.], in 1972 - 1973 there were semiregular variations (Delta(m) ~0.5M, P = 50D - 70D).
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References
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1 Page, K. L.; Beardmore, A. P.; Osborne, J. P.; et al., 2022, The 2021
outburst of the recurrent nova RS Ophiuchi observed in X-rays by the Neil
Gehrels Swift Observatory: a comparative study		 2022MNRAS.514.1557P
2 M. Gromadzki, J. Mikolajewska, I. Soszynski, 2013, arXiv:1312.6063
[astro-ph.SR]		 2013arXiv1312.6063G
3 P. Tisserand, G.C. Clayton, D.L. Welch, B. Pilecki, L. Wyrzykowski, D.
Kilkenny, 2012, arXiv:1211.2475 [astro-ph.SR]		 2012arXiv1211.2475T
4 J. Alfonso-Garzon, A. Domingo, J.M. Mas-Hesse, A. Gimenez, 2012,
arXiv:1210.0821 [astro-ph.IM] (online info)		 2012arXiv1210.0821A
5 Comprehensive Photometric Histories of All Known Galactic Recurrent Novae 2010ApJS..187..275S
6 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival version) 2005JAD....11....2D
7 P.R. Wozniak, S.J. Williams, W.T. Vestrand, V. Gupta, AJ 128, 2965, 2004 2004AJ....128.2965W
8 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
9 Am. Dermul, 1933, Gazette Astronomique, vol. 20, pp.135-138 1933GazA...20..135D
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2MASS J = 7.64H = 6.86K = 6.50J - K = 1.14
AllWISE W1 = 6.18W2 = 5.94W3 = 5.16W4 = 4.34W1 - W2 = 0.23W3 - W4 = 0.82
APASS-DR9 B = 12.24V = 11.07g' = 11.82r' = 10.56i' = 10.08B - V = 1.17
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 16.28NUV = 15.84FUV - NUV = 0.44
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Revision History
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10 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2023-07-05 16:00 UTC Spectral type corrected.
9 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2023-07-05 15:57 UTC Spectral type from 2022MNRAS.514.1557P.
8 Billiaert, Bruno 2015-11-29 18:47 UTC added reference with observations from the 1933 outburst.
7 Admin, VSX 2013-12-27 05:49 UTC Update from [2013arXiv1312.6063G].
6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2012-10-26 09:48 UTC Type revised.
5 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-11-01 23:54 UTC Spectral type from 2010ApJS..187..275S.
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-01-20 21:11 UTC Primary record creation. Orbital period and epoch from SB9. Spectral type from Skiff (2010).
3 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
2 Admin, VSX 2007-03-23 19:52 UTC Discoverer added.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial database population.

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