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Name
  VY Aqr  
AAVSO UID
000-BCN-520 (64209 observations)  
Constellation
Aquarius Sequence
J2000.0
21 12 09.25 -08 49 36.8  (318.03855 -8.82688) Search nearby
B1950.0 21 09 28.29 -09 01 56.5
Proper motion
RA: 49.7 +/- 8.3 mas/yDec: -31.4 +/- 8.5 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 41.593 -35.215
Other names

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1RXS J211208.1-085004 2MASS J21120925-0849367 2RXS J211208.2-085007
6dFGS g2112092-084934 AAVSO 2106-09 APOP 48421+0011153
ASASSN-V J211209.20-084937.0 CMC15 J211209.2-084936 CSS_J211209.3-084936
Downes VY Aqr GALEX J211209.2-084936 GSC2.3 SC2T011153
N Aqr 1907 Nova Aqr 1907 PM J21121-0849
Ross 88 SBC9 2427 SDSS J211209.26-084936.9
UCAC4 406-136414 USNO-A2.0 0750-20686374 USNO-B1.0 0811-0669228
WISE J211209.27-084937.1 WISEA J211209.27-084937.2 XPM 162-0957324
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Variability type
UGSU
Spectral type pec(UG)
Mag. range
10.0 - 17.5 V
Discoverer Frank Elmore Ross
Epoch
--
Outburst --
Period 0.06309 d  (90.85 min)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
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References
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1 Gaia Collaboration; et al., 2018, Gaia Data Release 2. Summary of the
contents and survey properties
2018A&A...616A...1G
2 T. Kato et al., 2009, arXiv:0905.1757v1 [astro-ph.SR] 2009arXiv0905.1757K
3 Light curve from CRTS/CSS (Drake et al. 2009, ApJ, 696, 870) 2009ApJ...696..870D
4 R.A.Downes, 2001, PASP 113, 764 (2006 archival) 2005JAD....11....2D
5 R.A. Downes et al., 2001, PASP 113, 764 2001PASP..113..764D
6 B.V.Kukarkin, Astron. Tsirk. N479, 1968. --
7 I.E.Woods, HB N826, 1925. 1925BHarO.826....2W
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 15.28H = 14.86K = 14.59J - K = 0.69
AllWISE W1 = 14.12W2 = 13.68W3 = 12.41W1 - W2 = 0.43
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 17.38NUV = 17.27FUV - NUV = 0.12
SDSS-DR12 u = 16.85g = 16.95r = 16.86i = 16.73z = 16.39u - g = -0.10r - i = 0.12
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Revision History
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6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-05-15 00:50 UTC Gaia DR2 position.
5 Schmeer, Patrick 2018-03-25 01:52 UTC UCAC4 position. Discoverer's given names added.
4 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Update from the GCVS version of November 2009.
3 Admin, VSX 2009-05-14 00:44 UTC Update from [2009arXiv0905.1757K].
2 Admin, VSX 2007-03-23 19:52 UTC Discoverer added.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial database population.