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VFTS 253

Star SIMBAD * O9.5II 8 papers

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Right ascension: 05h 38m 10.38s
Declination: −69° 14′ 33.7″
Galactic l, b: 279.64, -31.7
Magnitude V: 15.18
Proper motion: 1.729, 0.513 mas/yr

In the same field

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Object	Type	Separation	V
IRSF J05381141-6914246	SB*	10.61″	16.7
VFTS 237	Star	33.34″	15.93
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20656	RRLyrae	40.32″	19.56
VFTS 226	Star	51.3″	15.92
SP77 54-25	YellowSG	63.01″	13.24
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20674	RRLyrae	72.14″	19.47
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20694	RRLyrae	83.14″	20.4
VFTS 315	Star	84.02″	14.81
OGLE LMC-RRLYR-20663	RRLyrae	84.66″	19.59
VFTS 328	Star	101″	15.9
RM 1-716	LongPeriodV*	105.6″	14.46

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/vfts-253 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.