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Name
ZTF18abxcbwg
AAVSO UID
000-BQD-540 (No observations)
Constellation
Hercules
Sequence
J2000.0
18 51 18.62 +12 29 39.9 (282.82758 +12.49442)
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B1950.0
18 48 59.31 +12 26 02.3
Galactic coord.
44.074 +5.689
Other names
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BLVS 90
BLVS J185118.62+122939.9
GSC2.3 N2BN036110
Gaia DR3 4504637570671276928
URAT1 513-338234
USNO-B1.0 1024-0443189
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Variability type
UGSS
Spectral type
--
Mag. range
18.0 - 19.7 g
Discoverer
Bowen Lan
Epoch
--
Outburst
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Period
--
Rise/eclipse dur.
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Remarks
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Lan, Bowen
VSP Note: 20.7 Vmag. star 3.7" to the NNE, 19.5 Vmag. star 4.3" to the NNW, 18.3 Vmag. star 4.8" to the WNW, 19.3 Vmag. star 9" to the SE and 15.7 Vmag. star 10" to the SW.
2
Lan, Bowen
Gaia DR3 parallax, small amplitude and red color suggest the outbursting object might be an unresolved companion.
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Masci, F. J.; et al., 2019, The Zwicky Transient Facility: Data Processing,
Products, and Archive
2019PASP..131a8003M
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Size
5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center
18 51 18.62 +12 29 39.9 (J2000)
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Light Curve
Lan, Bowen
2025-04-12 01:10 UTC
Light Curve for ZTF18abxcbwg with ZTF data.
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Image Comparison
Lan, Bowen
2025-04-11 13:41 UTC
The ZTF data images show the variable star in its quiescent and outburst states in 2021.
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Lan, Bowen
2025-04-12 01:39 UTC
Gaia DR3 position.
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