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Name
  VY UMa  
AAVSO UID
000-BBR-656 (34239 observations)  
Constellation
Ursa Major Sequence
J2000.0
10 45 04.03 +67 24 41.0  (161.26679 +67.41139) Search nearby
B1950.0 10 41 37.19 +67 40 27.6
Proper motion
RA: 5.83 +/- 0.29 mas/yDec: 1.45 +/- 0.24 mas/ySource: F. Van Leeuwen, 2007
Galactic coord. 139.590 +45.414
Other names

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AAVSO 1038+67 ASASSN-V J104504.25+672441.2 BD+68 617
HD 92839 HIP 52577 HR 4195
IRC +70100 PPM 17570 RAFGL 1433
SAO 15274 TYC 4151-1451-1  
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Variability type
SRB
Spectral type C6,3(N0)
Mag. range
5.73 - 6.32 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
30 Apr 1995 (HJD 2449838.0) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 120.4 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Other periods are 124.5 and 188 d. The first one is sometimes the dominant period.
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References
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1 S. Uttenthaler, 2013, Period - mass-loss rate relation of Miras with and
without technetium		 2013A&A...556A..38U
2 Long-Term VRI Photometry of Small-Amplitude Red Variables. I. Light Curves
and Periods		 2001PASP..113..983P
3 The HIPPARCOS and TYCHO catalogues 1997HIP...C......0E
4 K.Reichenbacher, M.Ratz, MVS 9, H.1, 23, 1981. --
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 1.95H = 0.82K = 0.48J - K = 1.47
AllWISE W3 = -0.08W4 = -0.37W3 - W4 = 0.29
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 21.41NUV = 19.04FUV - NUV = 2.37
Images
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Size 5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center 10 45 04.03 +67 24 41.0 (J2000)
Source STScI
Survey

Red, all sky, 1.0 arcsec/pixel
  Negative
Supporting Documents
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2 Phase plot2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-09-15 22:12 UTC Phase plot combining data from the literature and showing a seocndary period.
1 Phase plot Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-09-15 22:10 UTC Phase plot with the main period combining data from the literature.
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Revision History
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6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2018-11-07 10:08 UTC Type on the period corrected.
5 Bernhard, Klaus 2018-11-07 01:59 UTC Period from 2013A&A...556A..38U.
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-09-15 22:12 UTC Reference and phase plot added.
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-09-15 22:10 UTC Type, period, epoch and range from Hipparcos, AAVSO and Percy et al. (2001) data.
2 Admin, VSX 2010-01-05 04:43 UTC Position updated from the GCVS version of November 2009.
1 Admin, VSX 2005-12-18 01:33 UTC Initial upload.

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