HW Vel
HIP 42459
Star
Vel
Visible
Level 2
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Physical Properties
Magnitude
5.48
Variable Type
Eclipsing Binary (Algol-type)
Spectral Type
B5V
Star Color
Blue
(B-V -0.16)
Position & Identifiers
RA
08h 39m 23.8s
Dec
-53° 26' 23.0"
Constellation
Vel
HR
3440
HIP
42459
Variable ID
HW Vel
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Stellar Notes
Amp. 0.02V, 0.26145d. Probable beat phenomena.
See HR 2702. | IC 2391 #13, probable member of the cluster.
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