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Name
  Cl* Westerlund 1 W 243  
AAVSO UID
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Constellation
Ara Sequence
J2000.0
16 47 07.52 -45 52 29.0  (251.78133 -45.87472) Search nearby
B1950.0 16 43 28.63 -45 47 08.1
Galactic coord. 339.538 -0.427
Other names

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2MASS J16470749-4552290 Cl* Westerlund 1 BKS G W243
[B2007] J164707.52-455229.0    
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Variability type
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Spectral type LBV
Mag. range
15.730 - ? V
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1 Otero, Sebastian Alberto B-V= 4.1; J-K= 1.78.
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References
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1 Ritchie, B. W.; et al., 2009, Spectroscopic monitoring of the luminous blue
variable Westerlund1-243 from 2002 to 2009		 2009A&A...507.1597R
2 A.Z. Bonanos, 2007, AJ 133, 2696 2007AJ....133.2696B
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2 Otero, Sebastian Alberto 2014-10-17 09:25 UTC Type, spectral type and maximum magnitude from 2009A&A...507.1597R. Minimum magnitude from SPM 4.0. UCAC4 position.
1 Admin, VSX 2012-05-10 02:12 UTC Preserved original object data.

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