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Name
  VY Sgr  
AAVSO UID
000-BFD-623 (82 observations)  
Constellation
Sagittarius Sequence
J2000.0
18 12 04.57 -20 42 14.5  (273.01902 -20.70402) Search nearby
B1950.0 18 09 05.60 -20 43 00.6
Proper motion
RA: 1.9 +/- 1.5 mas/yDec: -3.4 +/- 1.9 mas/ySource: UCAC4
Galactic coord. 10.126 -1.085
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AN 274.1904 ASAS J181205-2042.2 HV 1155
IOMC 6276000036 ZTF J181204.57-204214.5  
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Variability type
DCEP
Spectral type F6-G2
Mag. range
10.86 - 11.98 V
Discoverer Henrietta Leavitt (1904)
Epoch
31 Jan 1958 (HJD 2436235.469) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 13.5572 d
Rise/eclipse dur. 34%  (4.61 d)
Remarks
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1 GCVS Team [A/H] = 0.5.
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References
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1 ZTF Catalog of Periodic Variable Stars (online data) 2020arXiv200508662C
2 Chen, X.; et al., 2020, The Zwicky Transient Facility Catalog of Periodic
Variable Stars
2020arXiv200508662C
3 J. Alfonso-Garzon, A. Domingo, J.M. Mas-Hesse, A. Gimenez, 2012,
arXiv:1210.0821 [astro-ph.IM] (online info)
2012arXiv1210.0821A
4 G.Pojmanski, Acta Astronomica 52, 397, 2002. 2002AcA....52..397P
5 Th.Walraven, A.B.Mueller, P.Th.Oosterhoff, BAN 14, 81, 1958. 1958BAN....14...81W
6 A.V.Solov'ev, Perem. Zvezdy 7, N6, 286, 1951. --
7 Dunér, N. C.; Hartwig, E.; Muller, G., 1911, Benennung von neu entdeckten
veränderlichen Sternen
1911AN....190...57.
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Catalog Data
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2MASS J = 6.98H = 6.25K = 5.91J - K = 1.06
AllWISE W1 = 5.82W2 = 5.81W3 = 5.90W4 = 6.66W1 - W2 = 0.01W3 - W4 = -0.75
APASS-DR9 B = 14.04V = 11.80g' = 12.93r' = 10.87i' = 10.00B - V = 2.24
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4 Fernig, Leo 2022-11-15 22:32 UTC Discoverer updated from 1911AN....190...57. page 69.
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2021-10-26 06:57 UTC ZTF name from 2020arXiv200508662C added. Gaia EDR3 position.
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.