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VFTS 249

Star SIMBAD * O8Vn 11 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 38m 09.56s
Declination: −69° 06′ 54.0″
Galactic l, b: 279.49, -31.72
Magnitude V: 15.52
Proper motion: 1.72, 0.639 mas/yr

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Object	Type	Separation	V
VFTS 234	Star	17.54″	16.22
VFTS 259	BlueSG	23.77″	13.65
OGLE LMC-ECL-21204	SB*	26.8″	16.68
HD 269902	Supergiant	32.64″	10.23
2MASS J05380677-6906086	SB*	47.73″	15.85
VFTS 288	Star	52.45″	16.58
2MASS J05381905-6906346	**	54.33″	15.39
2MASS J05381396-6907477	SB*	58.69″	13.49
VFTS 313	Star	65.72″	16.32
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20637	RRLyrae	67.34″	19.82
VFTS 230	Star	69.53″	16.59

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/vfts-249 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.