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Name
  V5996 Sgr  
AAVSO UID
000-BKG-990 (No observations)  
Constellation
Sagittarius Sequence
J2000.0
18 06 08.94 -28 02 21.4  (271.53723 -28.03929) Search nearby
B1950.0 18 02 59.79 -28 02 40.0
Proper motion
RA: -43.5 +/- 10.8 mas/yDec: -28.4 +/- 22.8 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 3.046 -3.447
Other names

(Internal only)
2MASS J18060894-2802214 MACHO 105.21421.906 OGLE-BLG-LPV-257991
OGLE-IV BLG519.15.179511 VSX J180608.9-280221  
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Variability type
M
Spectral type --
Mag. range
>13.3 - 15.6 Rc
Discoverer Stefan Hümmerich, Klaus Bernhard
Epoch
09 Mar 1999 (HJD 2451247.0) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 248.2 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Hümmerich, Stefan Positional data was taken from 2MASS. J-K = 1.525 (2MASS).
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References
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1 Iwanek, P.; et al., 2022, The OGLE Collection of Variable Stars: Nearly
66,000 Mira Stars in the Milky Way
2022ApJS..260...46I
2 E.V. Kazarovets, N.N. Samus, O.V. Durlevich et al., 2019, The 82nd
Name-List of Variable Stars. Part II – RA 18h to 20h and Novae
2019PZ.....39....3K
3 S. Hümmerich, K. Bernhard, 2012, OEJV 149 2012OEJV..149....1H
4 R.A. Allsman, T.S. Axelrod, 2001, arXiv:astro-ph/0108444 (MACHO online
data)
2001astro.ph..8444A
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Catalog Data
Information from selected catalogs obtained by cross-matching to 2 arc seconds using the CDS X-Match Service. These data may not be complete.
2MASS J = 9.44H = 8.42K = 7.91J - K = 1.52
AllWISE W1 = 7.46W2 = 7.37W3 = 6.57W4 = 5.96W1 - W2 = 0.09W3 - W4 = 0.61
Images
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Size 5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center 18 06 08.94 -28 02 21.4 (J2000)
Source STScI
Survey

Red, all sky, 1.0 arcsec/pixel
  Negative
Supporting Documents
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2 MACHO 105.21421.906 - lightcurve Hümmerich, Stefan 2012-01-01 01:08 UTC MACHO 105.21421.906 - lightcurve
1 MACHO 105.21421.906 - folded lightcurve Hümmerich, Stefan 2012-01-01 01:08 UTC MACHO 105.21421.906 - folded lightcurve
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Revision History
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3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2023-02-27 20:50 UTC Period from 2022ApJS..260...46I. Gaia DR3 position.
2 Admin, VSX 2019-11-01 02:57 UTC Update from [2019PZ.....39....3K].
1 Hümmerich, Stefan 2012-01-01 03:16 UTC Initial submission.