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Name
  RZ UMi  
AAVSO UID
000-BFP-147 (3139 observations)  
Constellation
Ursa Minor Sequence
J2000.0
14 54 26.13 +86 43 37.5  (223.60888 +86.72708) Search nearby
B1950.0 15 06 05.71 +86 55 25.7
Proper motion
RA: -5.6 +/- 1.5 mas/yDec: 1.1 +/- 0.9 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 121.002 +29.928
Other names

(Internal only)
1RXS J145418.3+864338 2MASS J14542607+8643373 AP J14542607+8643373
ASASSN-V J145425.80+864337.7 GSC 04642-00832 Gaia DR3 1727679731874374272
SVS 2310 TIC 160082094  
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Variability type
EW/KW
Spectral type --
Mag. range
11.66 - 12.43 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
05 Apr 2002 (HJD 2452370.3766) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 0.33734895 d  (8.096375 h)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Ashchepkau, Mikhail Subtype A, varying amplitudes of maxima and width of the primary and secondary minima (2025SerAJ.210...33G).
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References
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1 Grozdanovic, M.; et al., 2025, Light Curve Analysis of W-UMa Type Binary
Systems RZ UMi, OQ UMa, LP UMa
2025SerAJ.210...33G
2 Gaia collaboration; et al., 2022, Gaia Data Release 3 (Gaia DR3) Part 1
Main source
2022yCat.1355....0G
3 Kochanek, C. S.; et al., 2017, The All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae
(ASAS-SN) Light Curve Server v1.0
2017PASP..129j4502K
4 Ricker, G. R.; et al., 2014, Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) 2014SPIE.9143E..20R
5 van Cauteren, P.; et al., 2006, Photometric elements and stellar parameters
for the contact binary RZ UMi
2006PZ.....26....2V
6 V.P.Goranskij, Perem. Zvezdy Supplement 4, N20, 169, 1982. 1982PZP.....4..169G
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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 = 10.92H = 10.56K = 10.45J - K = 0.47
AllWISE W1 = 9.98W2 = 10.01W3 = 9.91W4 = 9.52W1 - W2 = -0.03W3 - W4 = 0.38
APASS-DR9 B = 12.61V = 11.94g' = 12.21r' = 11.67i' = 11.50B - V = 0.67
GALEX-DR5 FUV = 22.19NUV = 17.60FUV - NUV = 4.59
Images
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Size 5' x 5' (297 x 298 pixels)
Center 14 54 26.13 +86 43 37.5 (J2000)
Source STScI
Survey

Red, all sky, 1.0 arcsec/pixel
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Supporting Documents
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2 Phase plot Ashchepkau, Mikhail 2026-04-08 03:43 UTC Phase plot from Gaia DR3, ASAS-SN, AAVSO and TESS data.
1 Phase plot zoomed Ashchepkau, Mikhail 2026-04-08 03:37 UTC Phase plot from Gaia DR3, ASAS-SN, AAVSO and TESS data, zoomed to primary eclipse.
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Revision History
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3 Ashchepkau, Mikhail 2026-04-08 03:35 UTC Range derived from Gaia DR3, ASAS-SN and AAVSO data, period from Gaia DR3, ASAS-SN, AAVSO and TESS data. Epoch from 2006PZ.....26....2V.
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.