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Name
  WR 21a  
AAVSO UID
000-BJP-528 (No observations)  
Constellation
Carina Sequence
J2000.0
10 25 56.50 -57 48 43.5  (156.48542 -57.81208) Search nearby
B1950.0 10 24 05.33 -57 33 26.2
Proper motion
RA: -2.5 +/- 1.7 mas/yDec: 2.1 +/- 1.7 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 284.515 -0.239
Other names

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1E 1024.0-5732 2MASS J10255650-5748435 ASAS J102556-5748.7
GSC 08608-00157 LPH067 Wack 2134
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Variability type
WR
Spectral type O3f/WN6Ha+O4:
Mag. range
12.82 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
31 Mar 2007 (HJD 2454190.68) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 31.673 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Constant in ASAS-3 data. Orbital period and periastron epoch given.
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References
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1 Niemela, V. S., et al., 2008, The very massive X-ray bright binary system
Wack2134 (= WR21a)
2008MNRAS.389.1447N
2 G.E. Sarty, L.L. Kiss, H.M. Johnston, R. Huziak, K. Wu, 2007, JAAVSO 35,
327
2007JAVSO..35..327S
3 The All Sky Automated Survey 2002AcA....52..397P
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 8.81H = 8.20K = 7.83J - K = 0.97
AllWISE W1 = 7.37W2 = 7.21W3 = 6.35W4 = 4.61W1 - W2 = 0.16W3 - W4 = 1.74
APASS-DR9 B = 14.14V = 12.65g' = 13.45r' = 11.98B - V = 1.48
Images
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Size 5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center 10 25 56.50 -57 48 43.5 (J2000)
Source STScI
Survey

Red, all sky, 1.0 arcsec/pixel
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Campaigns/Programs
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Revision History
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3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2012-09-19 20:03 UTC Spectral type and orbital elements from 2008MNRAS.389.1447N.
2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-11-21 00:03 UTC Position from UCAC3.
1 Admin, VSX 2011-11-17 02:25 UTC Preserved original object data.