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VFTS 168

Star SIMBAD * O8.5Vz 11 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 37m 49.51s
Declination: −69° 12′ 33.1″
Galactic l, b: 279.6, -31.74
Magnitude V: 15.46
Proper motion: 1.734, 0.555 mas/yr

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Object	Type	Separation	V
VFTS 181	Star	12.56″	16.24
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20531	RRLyrae	16.91″	19.27
OGLE LMC-CEP-2688	ClassicalCep	20.37″	17.45
VFTS 190	Star	31.47″	14.67
VFTS 123	Star	39.38″	15.78
IRSF J05374718-6913135	SB*	42.3″	16.95
UCAC2 1803299	Star	46.5″	13.88
[ST92] 1-93	SB*	55.37″	14.8
VFTS 214	Star	58.07″	15.84
UCAC2 1803316	Star	62.49″	14.39
UCAC2 1803297	SB*	63.4″	16

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/vfts-168 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.