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Name
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AAVSO UID
000-BCP-856 (11222 observations)  
Constellation
Aquarius Sequence
J2000.0
22 03 19.70 -16 37 35.3  (330.83208 -16.62647) Search nearby
B1950.0 22 00 36.06 -16 52 07.4
Proper motion
RA: 2.712 +/- 0.144 mas/yDec: -1.846 +/- 0.096 mas/ySource: Gaia DR1
Galactic coord. 39.151 -49.812
Other names

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2MASS J22031969-1637352 AAVSO 2157-17 ASAS J220320-1637.6
ASASSN-V J220319.59-163734.9 BD-17 6424 CGCS 5549
HE 2200-1652 HIP 108876 WISE J220319.70-163735.1
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Variability type
RCB
Spectral type C
Mag. range
10.8 - 18.2: V
Discoverer Christian Peters (1881)
Epoch
18 Aug 2007 (HJD 2454331.0) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 37.5 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 GCVS Team Strong bands of 12C2, CN, lines of SrII, YII in the spectrum; hydrogen deficiency. A probable halo star (Vr ~100 km/s.).
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References
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1 Tisserand, P.; Clayton, G. C.; Bessell, M. S.; et al., 2020, A plethora of
new R Coronae Borealis stars discovered from a dedicated spectroscopic
follow-up survey
2020A&A...635A..14T
2 C. Koen, L. Eyer, 2002, MNRAS 331, 45 2002MNRAS.331...45K
3 G.Pojmanski, Acta Astronomica 52, 397, 2002. 2002AcA....52..397P
4 Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2005) 2001A&A...375..366C
5 W.Wenzel, MVS 2, H.2, 34, 1963. --
6 Cannon, A. J., 1907, Second catalogue of variable stars 1907AnHar..55....1C
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 9.56H = 9.28K = 8.96J - K = 0.60
AllWISE W1 = 7.39W2 = 6.44W3 = 4.38W4 = 3.38W1 - W2 = 0.95W3 - W4 = 0.99
GALEX-DR5 NUV = 18.32
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5 Fernig, Leo 2022-04-22 13:36 UTC Discoverer updated from 1907AnHar..55....1C page 31
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-06-10 02:48 UTC Reference to 2020A&A...635A..14T added. Gaia DR2 position.
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2012-11-23 20:56 UTC Period and epoch from ASAS-3 data. Range from AAVSO data. Spectral type from Skiff (2012).
2 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Update from the GCVS version of November 2009.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.