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AAVSO UID
000-BLV-756 (568 observations)  
Constellation
Mensa Sequence
J2000.0
04 09 35.86 -81 51 17.6  (62.39942 -81.85489) Search nearby
B1950.0 04 14 01.31 -81 58 54.2
Proper motion
RA: -3.1 +/- 1.9 mas/yDec: 16.4 +/- 1.1 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 295.611 -32.223
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AAVSO 0418-82 AN 25.1916 ASAS J040936-8151.3
ASAS J040947-8150.2 ASASSN-V J040935.35-815117.3 CCDM J04096-8151A
CD-82 83 CPD-82 84 HIP 19424
HV 3380 RAFGL 4046 TDSC 8816A
TYC 9376-45-1    
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Variability type
M
Spectral type Me
Mag. range
7.75 - <10.05 V
Discoverer Henrietta Leavitt (1916)
Epoch
13 Apr 2001 (HJD 2452013) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 409 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Companion at 0.6" is also variable and contaminates the minimum magnitude. Maximum mag. has been corrected
2 GCVS Team VB A (B 10.4m, 0.6", 71deg, 1935.3). A var (0.8m <= A <= 2.9M). P var. Max = 2416927 + 426.9d*E (JD2415200 - 17400) [C.Payne-Gaposchkin, HA 115, N1, 1945.]; since JD2417400 - see Table.
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References
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1 Samus, N. N.; Kazarovets, E. V.; Durlevich, O. V.; et al., 2017, General
Catalogue of Variable Stars: Version GCVS 5.1 (November 2019)
2017ARep...61...80S
2 M. Sitek, G. Pojmanski, 2014, The All Sky Automated Survey. The Catalog of
Bright Variable Stars in the I-band, South of Declination +28°
2014AcA....64..115S
3 G.Pojmanski, Acta Astronomica 52, 397, 2002. 2002AcA....52..397P
4 Catalogue of Stellar Spectral Classifications (Skiff, 2005) 1968AnCap..22.....S
5 Guthnick, P.; et al., 1925, Benennung von neu entdeckten veränderlichen
Sternen
1925AN....224..129G
6 AVSON #156 --
7 General Catalogue of Variable Stars, 4th Edition, Volumes I-III, P.N.
Kholopov et al.
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2MASS J = 1.28H = 0.39K = -0.04J - K = 1.32
AllWISE W3 = -1.91W4 = -3.12W3 - W4 = 1.22
APASS-DR9 B = 10.99V = 10.12B - V = 0.88
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 20.52NUV = 17.15FUV - NUV = 3.38
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5 Fernig, Leo 2023-07-05 21:41 UTC Discoverer updated from 1925AN....224..129G page 137.
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-05-24 17:42 UTC Position from the GCVS (November 2019 version).
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-07-02 10:41 UTC Position from the Tycho Double Star Catalogue. Type, period, epoch and range from ASAS-3 data.
Minimum from AVSON #156.
2 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.