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Name
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AAVSO UID
000-BCV-271 (19282 observations)  
Constellation
Centaurus Sequence
J2000.0
12 43 17.19 -54 31 40.8  (190.82163 -54.52800) Search nearby
B1950.0 12 40 26.56 -54 15 15.1
Proper motion
RA: -7.992 +/- 0.084 mas/yDec: -2.048 +/- 0.164 mas/ySource: Gaia DR1
Galactic coord. 301.737 +8.325
Other names

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2MASS J12431718-5431407 AAVSO 1237-53 AN 185.1906
ASAS J124317-5431.7 ASASSN-V J124317.24-543140.5 CD-53 4775
CPD-53 5293 Gaia20fda HIP 62071
HV 1297 IRAS 12404-5415 WISE J124317.31-543140.9
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Variability type
RCB
Spectral type K
Mag. range
9.1 - 17.8 V
Discoverer Henrietta Leavitt (1906)
Epoch
16 Apr 2008 (HJD 2454573.0) Ephemeris
Outburst --
Period 71.4 d
Rise/eclipse dur. --
Remarks
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto Other periods 44.7 and 57.4 d.
2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto VSP Note: 13.4 V-mag. companion 22.6" to the NNW.
3 GCVS Team IR excess.In Max varies semiregularly, P ~42d [F.M.Bateson, IBVS N661, 1972.].
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References
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1 Tisserand, P.; Clayton, G. C.; Bessell, M. S.; et al., 2020, A plethora of
new R Coronae Borealis stars discovered from a dedicated spectroscopic
follow-up survey
2020A&A...635A..14T
2 Gaia Alerts, 2020 (online data) --
3 Pojmanski, G., 2002, The All Sky Automated Survey 2002AcA....52..397P
4 F.M.Bateson, A.F.Jones, I.Stranson, Charts for Southern Variables. ser.4,
1967-68.
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5 S.Gaposchkin, HA 115, N5, 1946. 1952AnHar.115...61G
6 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 = 11.13H = 9.15K = 7.31J - K = 3.81
AllWISE W1 = 5.27W2 = 3.51W3 = 1.49W4 = 0.61W1 - W2 = 1.75W3 - W4 = 0.87
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8 Fernig, Leo 2022-11-15 22:31 UTC Discoverer updated from 1911AN....190...57. page 66.
7 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-11-12 03:48 UTC Gaia Alerts name and reference added.
6 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2020-06-10 02:48 UTC Reference to 2020A&A...635A..14T added. Gaia DR2 position.
5 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2014-01-08 02:32 UTC Period and epoch from ASAS-3 data. Minimum magnitude from Mike Simonsen observation reported to the AAVSO. HIPPARCOS position.
4 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2013-07-23 22:10 UTC Minimum magnitude from an observation by Steve O'Connor reported t the AAVSO.
3 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2011-07-12 19:22 UTC Minimum magnitude from AAVSO V-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.