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AAVSO UID
000-BBT-256 (10 observations)  
Constellation
Crux Sequence
J2000.0
12 47 43.26 -59 41 19.6  (191.93025 -59.68878) Search nearby
B1950.0 12 44 47.04 -59 24 56.9
Proper motion
RA: -42.97 +/- 0.72 mas/yDec: -16.18 +/- 0.68 mas/ySource: F. Van Leeuwen, 2007
Galactic coord. 302.462 +3.180
Other names

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1RXS J124742.5-594125 ALS 14974 Becrux
CD-59 4399 CPD-59 4451 CXOU J124743.8-594121
GSC 08659-03107 HD 111123 HIP 62434
HR 4853 IRAS 12448-5925 Mimosa
PPM 341305 SAO 240259 TIC 405567821
TYC 8659-3107-1 WDS J12477-5941A  
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Variability type
BCEP
Spectral type B0.5III+B2V
Mag. range
1.23 - 1.29 V
Discoverer --
Epoch
--
Outburst --
Period 0.1911846 d  (4.58843 h)
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto The BCEP is the B0.5III primary. Other periods 0.1678228, 0.182743 (1998A&A...329..137A) and 0.2834 d. (2022MNRAS.515..828S). Orbital period 1828 d. (1998A&A...329..137A).
2 GCVS Team VB A (B 11.4m, 44.3", 322deg; C 7.5m, 372", 23deg). Interferometric binary. Multiple periods (the total V amplitudes of corresponding oscillations are indicated in brackets): P0 = 0.2365072d (0.034m), P1 = 0.160466d (0.029m), P2 = 0.121383d (0.01m), P02 = 0.249373d (0.016m), P13 = 0.24273d (0.024m), P24 = 0.23931d (0.028m), P03 = 0.16342d (0.016m), P14 = 0.16171d (0.029m).
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References
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1 Sharma, A. N.; et al., 2022, Pulsating B stars in the Scorpius-Centaurus
Association with TESS
2022MNRAS.515..828S
2 Aerts, C.; De Cat, P.; Cuypers, J.; et al., 1998, Evidence for binarity and
multiperiodicity in the beta Cephei star beta Crucis
1998A&A...329..137A
3 Perryman, M. A. C.; et al., 1997, The HIPPARCOS and TYCHO catalogues 1997HIP...C......0E
4 A. van Hoof, ZsAp 54, 244, 1962. 1962ZA.....54..244V
5 J.Kordylewska, R.Szafraniec, EBC N41, 1960. --
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2MASS J = 1.78H = 1.91K = 1.98J - K = -0.20
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3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2024-05-20 23:33 UTC Periods and spectral type from 2022MNRAS.515..828S and 1998A&A...329..137A. Minimum magnitude derived from Hipparcos and GCPD 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.